Love Struck Me With a Slender Dart...

Antique Arrow Shaped Platinum "Jabot Pin" with Onyx & Diamonds, c. 1925


€ 4,980.00 *
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Antique Arrow Shaped Platinum "Jabot Pin" with Onyx & Diamonds, c. 1925
Antique Arrow Shaped Platinum "Jabot Pin" with Onyx & Diamonds, c. 1925
Description
This description was automatically translated from German. If you have any questions about this piece of jewellery, we will be happy to help!
Although the nights be long, I sleepe not tho, My sides are sore with tumbling to and fro. Were Love the cause, it's like I shoulde descry him, Or does he lie close, and shoots where none can spie him? T'was so, he stroke me with a slender dart, Tis cruell love turmoyles my captive hart. (Ovid: Amores 1.2, in the translation by Christopher Marlowe) Legend has it that Cupid, the little god of love, shoots arrows into people's hearts to make them fall in love with each other. This is also the idea behind this pin, which interprets the theme in an elegant black and white duet of onyx, diamonds and platinum. Sparkling diamond roses are set close together in platinum millegrains and frame the faceted, suitably cut onyx. Pins of this type, which consist of two interlocking parts, are known as "jabot pins". When worn, the middle part disappears so that the arrow is integrated into the clothing. Unlike a brooch, such a piece cannot tilt. The idea originated in the late 19th century, but the manufacture and choice of materials allow us to date this beautiful piece to the 1920s. A highly elegant, timeless piece with the refined design that we associate with the goldsmith's art of Art Deco. We discovered the arrow in France.
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Antique Arrow Shaped Platinum "Jabot Pin" with Onyx & Diamonds, c. 1925
Love Struck Me With a Slender Dart...
€ 4,980.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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