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Typical
Venetian
jewels... the blackamoors
The
baroque
blackamoor broochs you can see on our sites www.venicejewels.com and
www.webjewels.it
are products of the local goldsmith’s tradition, born from the original
synthesis, which took place in Venice, of different cultural trends.The
origins of the blackamoors go back to ancient times, when the Saracen
pirates
plagued the Dalmatia’s coasts. During the Hellenistic age in
Fiume
(Istria) similar golden earrings with black and white enamel
decorations
were produced, having a talisman function. During the centuries of the
Turkish invasions, the populations of the coasts always wore them and
gave
them to the churches as thanks for the avoided danger. So the amulet
came
to Venice, not to exorcise sea attacks, but to represent the enslaved
Turkish
pirate.
In the
course
of history we find blackamoors in the Carpaccio representations, as a
quiet
gondolier with turban and feathers, part of a beautiful lagoonal
scenography;
and also in a famous novel by Hemingway.
As
the dominion
of the Serenissima on the Adriatic consolidated, the earring
representation
disappeared to give its place to different objects - with different
meanings
- for the representation of the blackamoors. In our century the
originality
and phantasy of the Venetian people created an endless variety of
blackamoors
representations: bust and tuban have become a space where the best
local
goldsmith’s techniques are represented, with fretworks, engravings and
filigrees. In recent times the monochromatism often prevailed with
pearls,
brilliants, emeralds or rubys for an extremely selected clientele like
noble and royal families; even Grace Kelly owned a blackamoor.
The blackamoors
have been appreciated also by persons of international prestige as
Barbara
Hutton, Ernest Hemingway, Arthur Rubenstein, Elton John,Liz Taylor, and
continue to be a longed-for object for élite collectors and for
the international fashion. The royal family of Spain has recently
purchased
in Venice beautiful blackamoor broochs. There are some really ancient
and
valuable blackamoors, destined to few; some of them are particularly
big
(12 cm.), which are to be observed more than worn, and these are
appreciated
most of all by American people;
In
our workshop we produce precious and
interesting, modern and antique-looking ones, to represent all the
solar
oriental soul. In our shop in Venice - a few steps to the Duomo behind
the Basilica of to the Hotel Danieli - you will have a large choice of
many models of Venetian blackamoors (earrings, broochs, pendants and
rings),
you will have the possibility to look at the goldsmith during his work,
who will explain t you how the craftsmanship’s realisation of the
blackamoors
is carried out.
At the Dogale jewellery is possible to order a jewel with
the gems and the colours you prefer, or transform rings and other
objects
you have and also repair you blackamoor. You can recive the new
collection
just sending us an e-mail at info@venicejewels.com, we will be pleased
to send you also some pictures. |
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