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Antique Brooch with Sapphire & Diamonds in Platinum & Gold, c. 1910


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Antique Brooch with Sapphire & Diamonds in Platinum & Gold, c. 1910
Antique Brooch with Sapphire & Diamonds in Platinum & Gold, c. 1910
Description
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In the early 20th century, a bar brooch belonged in every well-stocked jewelry box. Around 1910, this type of brooch took on a new shape: Instead of being symmetrical, some of these pieces of jewelry were now designed with an optical focal point, which lent even more sophistication to wearing them asymmetrically over a lace shawl, for example. Nowadays, their shape is sometimes referred to as "wand brooches". This brooch is such a wand brooch and focuses on an oval sapphire cabochon. The midnight blue stone is surrounded by a flower-like wreath of diamonds in various cuts. While most of the diamonds used for this brooch have round old cuts (so-called "Old European Cut"), slightly cushion-shaped old cuts ("Old Mine Cut") are also used around the sapphire. These older cuts show that some of the diamonds were taken from an heirloom in order to achieve new brilliance. A total of around 1.29 ct of diamonds make the brooch sparkle white. The showpiece of the brooch is made of platinum, while the brooch is made of gold. This was a common practice at the time, as platinum was still considerably more expensive than gold. An enchanting piece of jewelry in every respect!
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Antique Brooch with Sapphire & Diamonds in Platinum & Gold, c. 1910
Enchanting
€ 2,690.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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