Clematis 1850s

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CLEMATIS MONTANA

Clematis

Brooch.

Continental Europe

Ca. 1835-1850

Unknown

585/1000 gold 14 ct

x  mm

12,5 grams

Good. With original box

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The clematis symbolizes ingenuity or artifice, perhaps due to its seemingly clever climbing around trellises and walls. This beautiful plant also represents a mental beauty,strength and self-esteem.

Spectacular are the long, fluffy silvery-white hairs on the beak of the fruit. Especially pretty in the autumn sun, or when covered with snow or frost. Probably this appearance gave it the name Old man’s beard, but also traveller’s joy and withywind are names for the plant, found in forests, woodland edges and in thickets along rivers.

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