An early neo-gothic Berlin iron and steel necklace with large pendant in the style of Schinkel. - image-1
An early neo-gothic Berlin iron and steel necklace with large pendant in the style of Schinkel. - image-2
An early neo-gothic Berlin iron and steel necklace with large pendant in the style of Schinkel. - image-1An early neo-gothic Berlin iron and steel necklace with large pendant in the style of Schinkel. - image-2

Lot 6 Dα

An early neo-gothic Berlin iron and steel necklace with large pendant in the style of Schinkel.

Auction 1207 - overview Cologne
17.11.2022, 10:30 - Jewellery and Watches
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
Result: 4.032 € (incl. premium)
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An early neo-gothic Berlin iron and steel necklace with large pendant in the style of Schinkel.

Chain necklace and large four-part pendant formed from delicate Gothic trefoil motifs. The pendant with a central bouquet applique on a steel plaque, the oval clasp with a lyre. L 40 cm. Weight 39.85 g.
First quarter 19th century.

Literature

Cf. Marquardt, Schmuck - Klassizismus und Biedermeier 1780 - 1850, Munich 1983, cat. no. 478. Here a Berlin pendant necklace in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg with identical trefoil motifs. It is considered the earliest known example of Neo Gothic style in cast iron jewellery and can be dated to around 1810 due to the use of a medallion depicting Queen Louise.