Bleu électrique

Antique Art Déco Pendant with Aquamarine & Diamonds in Platinum, c. 1930

€ 3,290.00 ^*

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Antique Art Déco Pendant with Aquamarine & Diamonds in Platinum, c. 1930

Description

This description was automatically translated from German. If you have any questions about this piece of jewellery, we will be happy to help!

Electricity, this mysterious, wonderful force of nature that conquered the world at the beginning of the 20th century, is invisible. And yet it has a color - at least in our common, culturally shaped memory: electricity is blue. It is a bright blue, like the light of a flash of lightning in a dark stormy sky. The color of electricity has entered the world of fashion as "bleu électrique". The first advertisements using this term to describe fabric colors can be found in France shortly before 1890, but it was not until the Art Deco era that this idea also found its way into the jewelry sector. This era, which was dedicated to progress and modernity like no other - from skyscrapers and automobiles to electric light - also loved jewellery in cool, radiant and electrifying colors. It is therefore not surprising that aquamarine was particularly popular in these years - as in this pendant from around 1930. The gemstone, which is faceted to form a cushion, weighs around 11.80 ct. Its color is shown to its best advantage. At the same time, the cut is so perfect that the incident light is reflected on the lower facets and makes the stone glow as light blue reflections. The aquamarine is set in a glamorous Art Deco style. Viewed from the front, it appears to be held solely by the arabesque-cut decorative elements, which are set with diamonds. These elements are elegantly designed and look amazingly modern. Their surface is adorned with glittering diamond roses and delicate millegrains. The front is made entirely of platinum, while the underside and the actual setting of the aquamarine are made of yellow gold - a typical technique of the early 20th century. We have added a matching platinum chain to the well-preserved pendant.

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As early as 1915, Helen Bartlett Bridgman noted: "All beryls are very brilliant in artificial light and therefore desirable stones for the evening." In the late 1920s, jewellery with aquamarine then became a must have. The quote from Helen Bartlett Bridgman: Gems, New York 1915.

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Bleu électrique

€ 3,290.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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