Saxon Moon

Antique Brooch with Diamonds & Emeralds, Germany c. 1890

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Antique Brooch with Diamonds & Emeralds, Germany c. 1890

Description

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

"A Crescent Brooch or Pin, as they are not unusually called, is always a desirable gift, and a decided acquisition to milady's jewel box. It matters not how numerous the variety in other brooches, one must have a crescent effect numbered as among the jewelled treasures." - Loosely translated: "A crescent moon brooch is always a desirable gift and a definite enrichment for a lady's jewelry box. No matter how great the variety of other brooches, there must be a crescent among the jeweled treasures!" This was already known in a jewelry catalog published by the Toronto jeweler Kent in 1904. Since the late 19th century, crescent moons have been one of the most desirable motifs among brooches. However, tastes changed with the times: while the moons of the 19th century were still strong and strongly rounded, they became more delicate, finer and with only a slight curve after the turn of the century. The brooch presented here is a typical crescent moon of the late 19th century with a strong shape. It appears in the warm light of gold, with a setting of bright green emeralds and shimmering champagne-colored old-cut diamonds. I wonder if the colors of the setting were chosen in reference to the colors of the Kingdom of Saxony? After all, we discovered the brooch from around 1890 in Saxony and it has been preserved in its original case from the jeweler Otto Burghold in Crimmitschau.

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Saxon Moon

€ 980.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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