Antique Victorian Sterling Silver 1.5” Wide Buckle Cuff Bracelet

Description

Details
Good condition.
Fresh looking, wear is noticeable on inspection.
Silver setting has a bright patina with some surface wear and scratching across the bracelet.
No dents or imperfections to the shape.
Couple of solder spots and extra metal at two points on both edges of the bracelet indicating perhaps another design element is missing at the front of the piece.
Clasp is secure and original.
Era                Victorian
Length           6 3/4
”
interior circumference
Width             1 1/2
”
Mark              See photo
Weight           52 grams
Material          Sterling silver
Collector Note
Made by hand or in small groups of similar styles, vintage jewelry is individualistic with its own special history.
Large and bold buckle desing that is wider than similar pieces.
Sturdy and well made, this piece has a rigid shape with a substantial weight and feel when worn.
BackStory
On Large Size.
Antique and vintage styles that are typically seen in small or modest sizes get dramatic attention when they’re found in large, oversized, or bold pieces. These larger versions increase the collectability of a piece.
On Victorian.
A young Queen Victoria assumed her role in 1837 and her taste in jewelry quickly became culturally influential, within England and beyond. Her relationship to jewelry was enmeshed with her husband, Prince Albert, who gifted the Queen for their engagement, a snake ring, embedded with an emerald (her birthstone) in its head. Continuing from the Georgian era and intensified by Queen Victoria
’
s
taste, sentimental and figural jewelry was a major trend throughout the Victorian era. When certain ideas and words were deemed too forward or improper to be spoken, jewelry and symbolic meaning was used to communicate what was left unsaid.
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