Wings Of Glittering Diamonds

Antique Wing Brooch With Diamonds, Ruby And Yellow Sapphire, Russia Around 1900


€ 3,490.00 *
Content 1 piece
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Antique Wing Brooch With Diamonds, Ruby And Yellow Sapphire, Russia Around 1900
Antique Wing Brooch With Diamonds, Ruby And Yellow Sapphire, Russia Around 1900
Description
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Jewelry in the form of jeweled pairs of wings came into fashion in the 1890s. Elsie Bee, the fashion columnist for the American "Jewelers' Circular", reported on this trend several times. The wings, which stood for themselves and were not attached to birds or angels, were worn as brooches, hair ornaments and even tiaras. "A beautiful hair ornament consists of two wings of glittering diamonds, between which is a large and handsome pearl," wrote Bee about the jewelry fashion of the winter of 1898 (The Jewelers' Circular, 28 December 1898, p. 20). It was precisely at this time that this piece of jewelry was created. A cherry-red ruby and a pale yellow sapphire are set here between glittering diamond wings that are completely paved with diamond roses. The drop-shaped sapphire is suspended so that the movement elicits brilliant light reflections from its facets. According to its hallmark, the piece of jewelry was created in Russia between 1898 and 1908. It was made to the highest standards, not only in terms of craftsmanship but also materially. It can be worn as a brooch, but brooches were also popular as hair ornaments in the 1890s. Even today, the brooch can be worn in many different ways.
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Antique Wing Brooch With Diamonds, Ruby And Yellow Sapphire, Russia Around 1900
Wings Of Glittering Diamonds
€ 3,490.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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