![]() ![]() FURNITURE – Beautiful, fine and unusual furniture has always been an important part of Primavera Gallery.We have wonderful examples of French Art Deco glass, Austrian and French Art Nouveau, Italian mid-century, and contemporary. GLASS – Throughout recorded history and probably before, people have been making glass, and the possibilities have yet to be exhausted.We seek out the rare and unusual, and also offer antique pieces as well as contemporary design and artist’s jewelry. JEWELRY – For over 30 years, Primavera Gallery has been known for exceptional fine jewelry by all the major jewelry houses and designers in the US and Europe.Experts have identified more than 550 treasures in the country since 1997, when PAS was established in England and Wales. The recently discovered items are just some of the 20 to 45 treasures reported in Wales each year, according to Live Science. Officials have yet to announce which institutions will ultimately house the artifacts. The Y Gaer Museum and the National Museum Wales hope to obtain the cache of objects for their galleries. “Reflecting the status of the original owner, it provides new evidence for the exposure of Anglo-Saxon styles within the early Welsh kingdoms, and of the melting-pot of styles and influences from which Welsh identity was to emerge.” “This unusual object is the first ‘Anglo-Saxon style’ double-hooked fastener to be identified in Wales,” says Redknap in the statement. The object may have helped its Anglo-Saxon owner hold their garments together or was perhaps worn as a chic piece of jewelry adorned with animal patterns. The message on the Welsh ring, which is embellished with interlocking symbols and silver gilding, reads, “Be constant to the end,” reports Sarah Pirano for Ancient Origins.Īlso of note is a silver, double-hooked fastener dated to the ninth century. Per National Jeweler’s Michelle Graff, these items were often engraved with brief poems or sayings alternatively “religious, friendly or amorous in nature.”Ī Tudor silver coin hoard featuring three tokens with Henry VIII's likeness on them “Its sentiment reflects the high mortality of the period, the motif and inscription acknowledging the brevity and vanities of life.”Īnother notable artifact recently deemed treasure is a posy ring dated to the 17th or 18th century. “This is a rare example of a … memento mori ring with a clear Welsh provenance,” says Mark Redknap, deputy head of collections and research at Amgueddfa Cymru-National Museum Wales, in the statement. Though these objects may appear morbid to modern viewers, Artnet notes that they often carried “optimistic, carpe-diem messages” about making the most of one’s time on Earth. The ring is embossed with the Latin phrase memento mori, which roughly translates to “remember you must die,” according to Tate Britain.Īs Menachem Wecker pointed out for Artnet Newsin 2017, artists throughout history created memento mori–themed paintings, sculptures, drawings and tokens to remind viewers of their own mortality. These gold coins, or “nobles,” date to the reigns of Edward III and Richard II.Ī key highlight of the Welsh trove is the golden skull ring, which dates back to the Tudor or early Stuart period. Objects designated as treasure become the property of the state and may be displayed at national or local museums. government is working to expand these parameters to better protect the country’s national heritage items. Current guidelines define treasure relatively strictly, but as Caroline Davies reported for the Guardianlast December, the U.K. ![]() In the U.K., amateur treasure hunters are required to hand their finds over to local authorities. Graeme David Hughes, senior coroner for South Wales Central, declared the discoveries “treasures,” a term that “refers to bonafide, often metal artifacts that meet … specific archaeological criteria” outlined by the United Kingdom’s Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS), notes Laura Geggel for Live Science. Highlights of the cache range from a ring-shaped medieval silver brooch to a trio of gold coins dated to the reigns of Edward III (1327–1377) and Richard II (1377–1399). Per a statement, metal detectorists unearthed the artifacts, all of which belonged to elite members of 9th- through 17th-century Welsh society, in Powys and the Vale of Glamorgan. Officials in Wales have designated nine recent archaeological finds-including a hoard of Tudor coins featuring Henry VIII’s portrait and a gold ring inlaid with an enamel skull-as treasure, reports Cathy Owen for Wales Online. ![]()
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