This necklace showcases a brilliant Czech glass button featuring an energetic whirl of ivy floating in a clear glass dome above an iridescent magenta pool.
This distinctive button was hand-pressed in antique molds and manufactured using centuries-old processes and is a testament to the enduring talents of the remaining Czech glass artisans still working today.
Read more on our Buttonology Blog: A Passion for Czech Glass.
The Czech button hangs from an antique, one-of-a-kind Victorian-era chased or hammered brass button. Metalworkers forged the lovely designs on these buttons by ‘hammering’ on their backside to create a low relief design or ‘chasing’ on the front side to sink the metal.
In this piece:
- Antique chased or hammered brass button, circa 1870-1880
- Iridescent magenta modern glass button hand-pressed in the Czech Republic in antique molds
- Brass pronged setting stamped today in the USA in vintage dies
- Brass-plated pewter setting cast today in Louisiana
- Antiqued brass chain
- Length is 19” with a 4” extender
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