Pendeloque

Long Belle Époque Earrings with Diamonds in Platinum on Gold, c. 1910

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Long Belle Époque Earrings with Diamonds in Platinum on Gold, c. 1910

Description

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In the years around 1900, the so-called "Garland Style" brought a formal language to the world of jewellery that combined modern refinements of workmanship with the forms of classicism. Flower garlands, laurel leaves and bow motifs were borrowed from the formal world of the late 18th century and were therefore already considered established and timeless, suitable for precious diamond jewelry - and yet not lacking in contemporary lightness and playfulness. These earrings are an ideal example of this. The delicate format, the fine workmanship, the cuts of the large diamonds and also the production in platinum on gold are clear indications of an origin around 1910. And yet the shape refers to so-called pendeloque earrings of the late 18th century, as they were worn in particular at the then flourishing Portuguese court. The Victoria & Albert Museum in London, for example, keeps a pair that may have served as a model under the number M.104A&B-1930. Pendeloque earrings with their characteristic bow motif came back into fashion in the last years of the Belle Époque, shortly before the First World War. In 1913, for example, the French journal Le Bijou published a whole page full of designs for elegant diamond earrings with bows. Our pair was probably also created shortly after 1910 and is set entirely with small rose-cut diamonds that sparkle white in a bed of platinum. A larger old-cut diamond forms the center of each pendant. The earrings consist of several elements that are linked together in a flexible manner. They swing elegantly on the ear and radiate brilliance and light with every movement. We discovered this fine pair in Vienna. It has been very well preserved in a matching vintage case.

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Pendeloque

€ 4,980.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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