Featured in an exhibition at Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim about jewelry during the Napoleonic era: A Newly Ordered World – Treasures from the Napoleonic Era
Currently located at: Albion Art Collection, Tokyo
Napoleon Bonaparte reorganized the European world in many respects… Back then, the Neoclassical “style of the Revolution” and the decorative Empire style spread all over Western Europe well into Russia. The moral concepts developed during the Enlightenment called for an aesthetic inspired by reason, which met the taste of an increasingly powerful, self-confident and educated middle class, and influenced all areas of culture – starting from architecture, painting, furniture, garments and jewellery all the way through to literature and music. The visual arts were expected to lead to the emergence of an intellectual aristocracy to break with the tradition of hereditary aristocracy. Over the course of Napoleon’s imperial reign, the Empire style unfolded its representative splendour to perfection.
Last year I got this black and orange glass faceted bead string bracelet that had these little Halloween charms. I decided to take the bracelet apart and use both the beads and charms to make various different jewelry. This piece was one of them.
Two charms that say "Trick" and "Treat" wire wrapped to lampwork candy corn beads.
If you are interested in these earrings you can purchase them on my storenvy here.