a magnificent and exceptional very large dutch provincial coral necklace with golden clasp.

A magnificent and exceptional very large Dutch provincial
coral necklace with golden clasp.
It is very rare to find such a big golden clasp and such large coral beads by this sort of coral jewellery
of the Province Zeeland – Zuid Beveland,
The Netherlands,
circa: 1925,
The golden clasp with the Dutch gold mark for:
750/000
and the master mark:
J H v d V = J H van der Ven,
who was working from: 1921 – 1954
in Dordrecht / Renkum.
Holland

The total weight is 466Grams and the diameter of the coral is between 10 and 11 mm.
The golden clasp is wide circa: 6.5 cm and when the clasp is closed the length of the clasp is circa: 10 cm.An unusually large antique red coral necklace with a large gold filigrain clasp. This style of necklace was worn by the wives of the Zeeland gentlemen farmers, and the wealthier the farmer was, the larger the necklace was made so the farmer's wife could show it off.
This is a typical Zeeland costume worn in the province of Zeeland, on the islands south of Rotterdam.

Antiques.co.uk Ref: PVJXGFCQM

Maker/Artist:

J H v d V = J H van der Ven, who was working from: 1921 – 1954 in Dordrecht / Renkum. Holland

Materials:

gold and coral

Please note that this price may NOT include delivery charges which the seller may charge extra for.

koos limburg jnr

Koos limburg jnr. was born in the Netherlands, but since 1994 lives in Scotland.   Over those years he has build up a well established and well respected antique business by participation only on important antique fairs in the uk as well as at the continent.   Koos specialises in high quality antiques over the whole range, with the result that he has sold many items to museums whole over the world.   That’s why his slogan is: “”or the new collector and the museum director.”   Koos has a specialist knowledge for all the antiques he offers for sale. His fair display is well known and he is renowned for his imposing artistic and dramatic presentation stands in which he displays his collection of antiques, reflecting their excellent quality.   He does not want to be identified as a specialist in one particular field or another, with the result that you can find anything and everything on his stand, covering the whole range of rare and unusual quality items of interest to the first time collector up to the museum director.   His parents have been very influential in supporting him and have imbued him a detailed knowledge of, and a huge enthusiasm for the antiques business.   Koos feels extremely privileged to have access to such invaluable expertise and guidance together with access to a well stocked family library about works of art and antiques to enable him to carry out detailed research.   Koos guarantees to any potential collector that they are in experienced and reputable hands and that all items displayed have been thoroughly researched by him.

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