1920s Egyptian Revival Enamel Scarab Charm

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1920s Egyptian Revival Enamel Scarab Charm

$150.00

Description

DATE: Art Deco, c. 1920

Cool antique scarab beetle charm dating from the 1920s. The British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922 triggering a wave of Egyptomania that influenced the Art Deco movement, and writers such as Agatha Christie and Thomas Mann. Egyptian Revival jewellery came back into fashion, and demand for Egyptian-themed pieces such as this one boomed. Crafted in silver, it features a scarab beetle poised atop an oval cartouche with deep royal blue enamelling on its back.

MEASUREMENTS

1.8 x 1cm (not including jump ring)

WEIGHT

2.7g

MARKS

No marks present, tests as silver

CONDITION

Very good