{"product_id":"steel-necklace-c-1790","title":"Steel necklace c.1790","description":"\u003cp\u003eFinely facetted cut steel necklace converted from a chatelaine. c.1790.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComposed of oval shaped links crowded with the finest of cut steel beads and frames.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLength 19.5inches. Unusual facetted clasp.\u003cbr\u003eA craze for cut steel jewels and 'toys'(buckles, chatelaines, buttons, sword hilts) swept Europe at the end of the c18th utilising tiny pieces of steel, facetted and highly polished to imitate the scintillation of diamonds especially by candlelight.So expensive and fashionable was steel at this time that Catherine the Great, Empress Josephine and Queen Charlotte were all presented with parures. Mathew Boulton and Josiah Wedgewood leading manufacturers of the day both utilised cut steel to great effect.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sian Harlowe Antique Jewellery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64041730572637,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/1205\/7949\/files\/1a1877_6a20ae8e0a724fc1b43aa807633d698d_mv2.avif?v=1774949455","url":"https:\/\/sianharloweantiques.co.uk\/products\/steel-necklace-c-1790","provider":"Sian Harlowe  Antique Jewellery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}