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Bracelet

1880-1899 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This bracelet was made by Sigismond Réthi, of Budapest, in the late 19th century. It is based on a 17th-century Hungarian piece in the Royal Hungarian Museum of Industrial Art, in Budapest.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Enamelled silver-gilt set with garnets
Brief description
Enamelled silver-gilt bracelet set with garnets, Hungary, 1880-1899.
Physical description
Bracelet of nine enamelled openwork plaques, each set with a central square garnet in a closed mount rivetted to the base, with a matching snap clasp. The plaques are enamelled in dark red, white and green, with gold dots and small gold rosettes.
Dimensions
  • Length: 195mm
  • Width: 17mm
  • Depth: 10mm
Marks and inscriptions
'IX'. (On snap.)
Translation
Part number.
Summary
This bracelet was made by Sigismond Réthi, of Budapest, in the late 19th century. It is based on a 17th-century Hungarian piece in the Royal Hungarian Museum of Industrial Art, in Budapest.
Collection
Accession number
1581-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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