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Angel Playing a Flageolet (Aesthetic Movement, 19th century) by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones. Sophisticated palette of deep, rich reds, chocolate browns and jet black. Especially treasured at Christmas time, beautiful and tasteful year round.
Sterling silver plate chain is 18" with 3" extender and lobster claw clasp. Necklace arrives in a special black felt bag. Finished with UV resistant, waterproof, glossy coating.
Matching items available in my gallery's Burne-Jones Angels Collection.
About the original work of art: Burne-Jones painted two sets of three angels playing musicalinstruments, a small set in oil and a larger one in tempera. (Tempera was a medium favored by Italian Renaissance artists and involved the fusion of pigments with water and egg yolk. Burne-Jones was one of the few -- if not the only -- Aesthetic Movement artists to revive its use.
The artist retained this work in his own studio for ten years before parting with it to the dealers from whom it was immediately bought. Ah, I can understand why the artist was loathe to part with it, and why a buyer immediately snapped it up.
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