Art Nouveau Enamel Portrait Bracelet

NWS 8-1188

~ This fantastic bracelet is comprised of 4 round, slightly domed, portrait plaques that are made of porcelain. The portraits have been applied by the transfer process and then enamel details were added by hand to each face.

~ Each plaque forms its own link, having brass rings set into the metal at the top and bottom, and is joined to the next portrait by similar rings

~ Each portrait has an enameled green background that has been painted by hand, and each porcelain disk is dome shaped and bezel set into an ornate brass frame, with saw-tooth edging

~ In between each portrait link is another link that has an engraved cartouche, decorated in black and white enamels, and each of these links has two real pearls, for a total of 6 real pearls in the bracelet

~ Each porcelain plaque bears a portrait of a woman in different native costume; the details are incredible, as each portrait shows the woman's expression, her 19th century hair style and even the jewelry and head piece with which she has adorned herself.

~ The bracelet measures 7.5" long and .75" wide, with a brass, spring-ring clasp

c. 1900, in extraordinarily fine, vintage condition: no chips, no cracks, no scratches, no verdigris, no repairs, no loss or wear to portraits; all original - and utterly superb!

Research: There's a necklace shown in the book, Popular Jewelry, 1840 - 1940, by Roseann Ettinger, p.26, that has almost identical enameled brass cartouches, with stones instead of pearls; the example shown dates to 1875.

Price =  $325.00, or 1 layaway payment of $130 and 2 payments of $97. Read about the Fabulous Facets Layaway Program here