Rigoletto and Scaramouche Bracelet - Once Upon a Button Limited Edition
Regular price $165.00The three antique Victorian-era picture buttons showcased in this show- stopping bracelet celebrate musical theater, both operas and pantomimes.
The first and third buttons are exquisitely detailed antique buttons depicting Verdi's Rigoletto, the hunch-backed jester in his Italian opera from 1851. The middle button portrays characters from a French pantomime, Scaramouche and Columbine, performing in front of a curtain.
Motifs for Victorian-era picture buttons were taken from every possible source, including contemporary illustrations, photographs, and advertising. Their subject matter reflects the divergent obsessions of affluent Victorians.
Read more: Once Upon a Time - Victorian-Era Picture Buttons, Buttonology Blog.
In this piece:
- French brass openwork button depicting Rigoletto, circa 1880-1890
- Tinted brass button depicting Scaramouche and Columbine, with cut steel, circa 1880-1890
- Stamped brass button depicting Rigoletto, circa 1880-1890
- Two gray pearl ovals
- Five brass-plated pewter settings cast today in the USA
- Two stamped brass leaf connectors made today in the USA in vintage dies
- Antiqued brass chain
- Length is 7” to 8 ¾”
Shop Collection: Limited Edition
