Sterling Silver Embossed Floral Repousse Bangle Bracelet 8.25 Inch

Sterling silver bangle bracelet with a raised floral design worked across the outer face. Blossoms alternate with curling foliate detail in a continuous run around the band, the recesses darkened so the pattern reads clearly against the polished high points. The interior is left smooth, and the band narrows slightly toward the sides for a comfortable line on the wrist.

Embossed floral silver bangles have been a staple of American and European silversmithing for well over a century, and the appeal has always been the same: an all-over pattern that catches light from every angle without needing a stone. The relief here is deep enough to hold its definition rather than reading as a flat stamped texture.

Wears beautifully alone or stacked with other bangles, and the 8.25 inch size suits a fuller wrist.

Details
Metal: Sterling Silver
Style: Bangle Bracelet
Design: Embossed Floral
Length: 8.25 Inch
Condition: Excellent estate condition

Fun Facts
The word bangle comes from the Hindi bangri, a term for the rigid glass and metal bracelets worn on the wrists in South Asia for centuries before the style spread west.
Repousse, the technique of hammering relief into metal from the reverse side, dates back over three thousand years and was used on everything from Mycenaean gold masks to Victorian silver.