Carved Golden Amber Bakelite with Inset Green Roses Wide Bracelet
United States · Carved Golden Amber and Forest Green Bakelite
$699.95
Unsigned, as almost all carved Bakelite is. Tested with Simichrome with a strong positive reaction. Two-color construction with green Bakelite roses inset by hand into the amber body before carving.
- Maker
- Unsigned artisan
- Origin
- United States
- Era
- Carved Bakelite · Two-color Floral · Golden Amber and Green
- Materials
- Carved Golden Amber and Forest Green Bakelite
- Condition
- Excellent
- Provenance
- Unsigned, as almost all carved Bakelite is. Tested with Simichrome with a strong positive reaction. Two-color construction with green Bakelite roses inset by hand into the amber body before carving.
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Golden amber Bakelite with forest green Bakelite roses inset into the carving — two colors worked together, which means the maker cut the recesses and fitted the green in by hand before carving the whole thing back. That is considerably more work than carving a single block, and it is why pieces like this survive as one-offs rather than as production runs. It is unsigned, as almost all carved Bakelite is, and was tested with Simichrome with a strong positive reaction. A size 7.5, measuring 2 3/8 inches from inside edge to inside edge, and a full 1.25 inches wide across the band. Excellent condition.