Rare 19th Century Berlin Iron Earrings Featuring Laocoön Collectible antique bracelet and character to every look

and character to every look

but the dog clip/c-clasp connection at the back of this piece is truly special

An exceptional Victorian Essex crystal

Some denting and one gold split (such Is to be expected on a piece of delicate construction from the 1830s)

Measurements: 30” in length

Rare 19th Century Berlin Iron Earrings Featuring Laocoön Collectible antique bracelet and character to every lookWhen Prussian King Frederick William III asked his wife, Queen Louise, how to handle the finances of the Napoleonic war, she allegedly replied the following: Gib gold fur eissen. Have the gallantry give gold for iron. In that moment, Berlin Iron jewelry was born. To help finance the war, Queen Louise traded the royal jewels for iron copies that favored classical mythology. The adornments became a relic of this political era, with Germany and Prussia