Vintage Sterling Silver Red Enamel Paste Collar Dated London 1956 Gold Ivy engravings are skillfully carved

Ivy engravings are skillfully carved into the silver face and represent an unbreakable bond

depicting two graceful women in classical Roman dress

ITEM NUMBER: 23-651

decorated with glistening white pastes and larger purple pastes that together resemble diamonds and amethysts

ITEM NUMBER: 23-576

Vintage Sterling Silver Red Enamel Paste Collar Dated London 1956 Gold Ivy engravings are skillfully carvedA spectacular mid 20th Century collar made in London in 1956. The extravagant piece is made up of ornate, open work sterling silver links and droppers decorated with glistening pastes and three beautiful, red guilloche enamel domes topped with further pastes. Guilloche enamel dates to the 17th century and became increasingly popular in the Victorian era. The process involves metal carefully worked by a lathe, or Rose Machine into a decorative pattern