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Antique "Negligé" Necklace with Diamonds in Platinum on Gold, c. 1910


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Antique "Negligé" Necklace with Diamonds in Platinum on Gold, c. 1910
Antique "Negligé" Necklace with Diamonds in Platinum on Gold, c. 1910
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This description was automatically translated from German. If you have any questions about this piece of jewellery, we will be happy to help!
Many jewelry ideas and designs that are at home all over the world today originally come from France, have French names and have retained their typical French flair to this day. This gold and platinum diamond necklace is one such piece: it is a so-called "négligé" necklace. It is no coincidence that the necklace has the same name as the more famous piece of women's underwear. Négligé means "untidy" in French. So both are named after their shape. The morning dress is light and sensual, while the necklace features two pendants of different lengths, which are both elegant and casual and suggest that the goldsmith was not paying attention and had his mind elsewhere. As a necklace, the Négligé was particularly popular in the years shortly after 1900. The catalog of the jeweller Au Négre, 19, Boulevard Saint Denis, Paris, from 1912 shows a very similar necklace on the page with wedding gifts at the top left of the illustrated page. This piece was also created at this time. It is forged from gold with a platinum front and sets two sparkling old-cut diamonds in the two pendants. An illusionistically three-dimensional oval, also set with diamonds, between the chain and the pendulums. We liked the necklace, as it is very finely and elegantly crafted, but at the same time very richly decorated. In total, more than one carat of diamonds is set here. Judging by the hallmark, the necklace was probably created in Germany.
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Antique "Negligé" Necklace with Diamonds in Platinum on Gold, c. 1910
Deliberately Careless
€ 2,490.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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