{"product_id":"shakudo-frogs-dress-set-c-1870","title":"Shakudo Frogs Dress Set c.1870.","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhimsical set of shakudo dress studs depicting scenes of anthropomorphic frog life c.1870.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMounted in 15ct gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollar stud(1) 8mm across\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall studs(3) 12mm across\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLarge studs(2) 2.5cms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal box from William Campbell Jeweller at 86 The Strand Est.1828.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCould easily be converted to earrings or mounted as pendants or even rings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShakudo work, the inlaying of gold, silver and copper, together with a range of coloured alloys, into a dark metal base was perfected by Japanese craftsmen .The technique was originally developed by the Samurai sword-makers for the decoration of the sword-mounts and guards. Other pieces were marketed in the West as highly fashionable curiosities in the second half of the c19th.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sian Harlowe Antique Jewellery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64132979622237,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/1205\/7949\/files\/1a1877_0eb5bdd666cb4fe1a7590bd20c9146f0_mv2.avif?v=1775733782","url":"https:\/\/sianharloweantiques.co.uk\/products\/shakudo-frogs-dress-set-c-1870","provider":"Sian Harlowe  Antique Jewellery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}