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Antique Demi-Parure With Diamonds In Gold & Silver, Circa 1870

€ 4,980.00 ^*

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Antique Demi-Parure With Diamonds In Gold & Silver, Circa 1870

Description

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

Shimmering points of light, like stars in the night sky, beguile the eye. They form concentric circles, glow and shimmer and seem to move. Shine? With every movement of the wearer, the three pieces of jewellery that emit these light reflections actually move. As the brooch and earrings consist of several interconnected parts, which themselves continue to swing, oscillate and gently sway, the effect and the pleasure of the beautiful glow are multiplied. The jewellery set presented here, a so-called demi-parure, consists of a brooch, which can also be worn as a pendant, and two matching earrings that were created at the same time. The pieces set diamonds of more than three carats in historical cuts in silver. This type of workmanship, the cut shapes and the design of the pieces show that the demi-parure was created around 1870. For a brief moment, a single fashion, jewellery with fringes were fashionable at this time. It was the heyday of historicism with its great stylistic pluralism. Originally inspired by the jewellery of antiquity, fringes also conquered the hearts of 19th century ladies and could not be missing from contemporary jewellery. The earrings and brooch presented here also meet this requirement thanks to the three pendants attached to each. The workmanship of the brooch is a particular highlight. The pin can be removed by pulling out the axis of the joint. If you then fold the C-hook, which holds the pin in place, inwards, the piece can be worn wonderfully as a pendant on a delicate chain. The set offers the most wonderful possibilities to accompany you throughout the day and evening. We were able to purchase the set in Munich. It is in very good condition. Cf. the fringe style illustrations in Brigitte Marquardt: Schmuck. Realismus und Historismus. 1850-1895. Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Munich 1998, p. 176f., and the examples in David Bennet and Daniela Mascetti: Understanding Jewellery, Woodbridge 2010, p. 152, p. 156, p. 168, p. 181 etc.

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€ 4,980.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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