Gold, rubies

H  4.00cm (1.57 in)  |  W  2.30cm (0.91 in)

A fine & rare example of Paul Telge's archaeological revival 'Etruscan' technique based on the 10th Century Viking Gold Hiddensee Hoard.
19th Century cufflinks suitable for the cuff or lapel with matching pin.
The Hiddensee treasure was found in 1873 on the German island of Hiddensee in the Baltic Sea in 1872 and 1873, today kept in Stralsund Museum of Cultural History.

Literature
llustrated in our book:
Beatriz Chadour-Sampson & Sonya Newell-Smith, Tadema Gallery London Jewellery from the 1860s to 1960s, Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart 2021, p. 253
cf. Telge's Prahistoriches Goldfunde published 1885 for the design of the replica links.

Ref No   6702

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