The Maiden's Last Dance-Carnet De Bal Assemblage Necklace

Here's a beautiful assemblage necklace featuring an Art Nouveau Carnet De Bal. A carnet de bal is French for book of dance.  It depicts a bouquet of chrysanthemums. This carnet de bal still retains its original telescopic pencil.

I took a length of heavy textured antique silver tone chain and combined it with sterling silver wire wrapped rock crystal and antique wood rosary beads. To close the piece, I've added an Art Deco rhinestone pot metal brooch and Victorian gutta percha t-bar.  Check it out!

1759 GEORGIAN MEMENTO MORI WAX SEAL FOB

Keep a weather eye on Metal Corset II for sterling silver jewelry created with this impressive Georgian, around 1759, memento mori wax seal fob.

Memento mori is a Latin phrase translated to, "Remember you will die."  You know, kind of an ecclesiastical way of keeping humanity in check. :-)

This Georgian wax seal fob depicts a crowned skull and crossbones under the motto, "MEMENTO MORI," flanked by a sovereign's orb and fleur de lis sceptor.

Last photo shows the impression in sterling silver.  

STERING SILVER WAX SEAL JEWELRY

Sterling silver wax seal jewelry cast from antique wax seal stamps or seals on document.

Some already listed to Metal Corset II.  Check 'em out!

GEORGIAN MEMENTO MORI SEPIA ON IVORY SKULL AND CROSSBONES RING

This is an antique Georgian high carat gold content memento mori ring with a watercolor sepia of a skull and crossbones on ivory under a glazed compartment. 

There are willow branches in the background which symbolize mourning. 

The rear is inscribed to a married couple with the same initials, "S T," who died two months apart in 1802.  It is absolutely stunning.

THE MOURNING ROSE

Newly listed to Metal Corset is this beautiful mourning assemblage necklace featuring an antique Victorian daguerreotype photo and an antique Victorian gutta percha mourning locket.

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MADONNA AND JOHN THE BAPTIST

Newly listed to Metal Corset is this magnificent antique meerschaum reliquary and Sacred Heart ex voto assemblage necklace.

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WAXING POETIC

Newly listed to Metal Corset is this found object necklace.

It was made by combing various antique objects including an antique 1800s Society of Jesus Flaming Sacred Heart ex voto reliquary.

But the focal to this necklace is the antique German bisque doll. It is truly breathtaking and I have to admit, one of the most beautiful I've seen. It reminds me of the Venus de Milo.

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