RARE Perli German Matte Cloisonne Enamel & Sterling Silver Modernist Night Creatures Panel Links Bracelet Circa 1940s

Measurements: 7"L x .6"W (17.78cm x 1.52cm)

Markings: Germany Partial Maker's Mark

Weight: 34.2g

Rare and beautiful vintage Perli of Germany matte cloisonne enamel and sterling silver panel links bracelet. Bracelet is decorated in a pale pink speckled enamel background and features intricately designed owls, moons, stars and the central figure is a cat. Overall the bracelet is in good condition with no damage or missing enamel. The type of clasp dates this bracelet to the late 1930's to early 1940's. For being around 80 years old it is quite remarkable! A rare and special collector's piece.

Perli Werkstätte, founded by Martha May in Schwäbish-Gemund in 1922, switched from manufacturing faux pearl jewelry to cloisonné enamel in 1935.... Matte enamelled silver or copper jewelry for men and women were signed "Perli Made in Germany", sometimes "handarbeit" (hand-crafted.) The counter-enamel could be glossy black or speckled grey. The Germans preferred the cloisonné matte enamel technique where the cloisons wires are soldered on the copper or silver base which separates the colors. The resulting cells are filled with enamel and buffed flat. Hydrofluoric acid applied to the surface produced the matte effect in the 20th century.