Extraordinary Silesian woven steel necklace formed of fuschia-like flowers with a central triangular rosette and a matching woven cross pendant.c.1810.
Silesian jewellery can be viewed as a compliment to Berlin Ironwork and is collected alongside it.
It is a fragile, exquisite art form which almost defies the imagination in its intricacy and manufacture.
This necklace is truly a wearable work of art.
19inches in length.Cross 3inches.
In 1742, most of Silesia was seized by King Frederick II of Prussia eventually becoming the Prussian Province of Silesia in 1815; consequently, Silesia became part of the German Empire when it was proclaimed in 1871.