{"product_id":"18k-carved-tortoiseshell-floral-and-bird-link-bracelet","title":"18k Carved Tortoise shell Floral and Bird Link Bracelet","description":"\u003cp\u003eGold spun as fine as thread, wrapped around carved shell the color of honey. This bracelet was made by hand in an age when no machine could do this kind of work, and it shows in every link.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree graduated oval panels of blonde tortoiseshell, each carved in relief with blossoms, alternate with links of gold cannetille: coiled and twisted wire built up into birds among flowers, most likely phoenixes, the Chinese emblem of grace and good fortune. The bracelet is widest at the center, 31.2 mm, and tapers to 18.6 mm toward the clasp, so it sits fullest across the top of the wrist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere it comes from.\u003c\/strong\u003e Through the second half of the nineteenth century, Chinese goldsmiths made jewelry like this for Western buyers, pairing traditional carving with the filigree Europeans prized. The character marks on the tongue of the clasp point to that origin, and the gold tests at 18k or higher, typical of Chinese export work, which often ran richer than European gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late Victorian era, Chinese export, circa 1880 or earlier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yellow gold, tests at least 18k; carved blonde tortoiseshell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarkings:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chinese character marks on the tongue of the clasp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial Feature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand-built gold cannetille bird links\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\" long; 31.2 mm wide at the center, tapering to 18.6 mm; 11.6 mm deep\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30.9 grams\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee it in person at 3 Water Street in Historic Downtown Mystic, or write to hello@petrastar.com for more photos or a video.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Vintage Vault","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51132982952250,"sku":"BR10061","price":8900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7398\/7898\/files\/18k-carved-tortoise-shell-floral-and-bird-link-bracelet-9221056.jpg?v=1794090911","url":"https:\/\/petrastar.com\/zh\/products\/18k-carved-tortoiseshell-floral-and-bird-link-bracelet","provider":"Petra Star","version":"1.0","type":"link"}