Exquisitely detailed Berlin Iron bracelet cuff formed of lace-like cartouche shaped panels with acanthus foliate clasp.
6 inches long,clasp 2.25inches wide.
One of the most beautiful examples I have seen, I cannot find the exact style in any of my many reference books on the subject but castings from Joseph Glanz Ironworks in Vienna bear close resemblance to some of the elements here.
Berlin iron jewellery symbolised patriotism in Prussia against Napoleon in the early c19th originating at the Royal Ironworks at Gleiwitz in 1806.Reputedly in 1814 no less than forty thousand pieces of iron jewellery were made.