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Delicate Dormeuse Earrings with Antique Diamonds From Our Workshop

€ 1,590.00 ^*

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Delicate Dormeuse Earrings with Antique Diamonds From Our Workshop

Description

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

From time to time, on our forays through antique stores, auction houses and flea markets, we buy fragments or parts of antique pieces of jewelry that don't seem wearable as they are, but which we can't pass by. We then give these objects a new lease of life. The idea itself is not new: in previous generations, people who wanted to have jewellery made often brought along heirlooms whose stones or elements were to be reworked. This resulted in pieces that continued their history and could be as traditional as they were modern. The earrings presented here turn historical fragments into showpieces. They are two beautiful old-cut diamonds weighing around 0.70 carats together. Their shimmering brilliance is reminiscent of water - which is why diamonds were once compared to water to measure their quality. In "Pericles" (1607), for example, Shakespeare mentions the "diamonds of a most praisèd water", the diamonds of the highest quality. Around 1890, the two diamonds were set in so-called buttercup settings made of silver, which appear like delicate little crowns. To these historical settings, which were once part of a brooch, we then added the simple, compatible hoops and practical leverbacks made of high-carat gold, in the style of the so-called Dormeuse earring (see: "Learn more"). Earrings that are as wearable as they are special, and which also impress in terms of their sustainability.

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This pair of delicate earrings follows a type known as a "Dormeuse". Dormeuses" are small earrings, usually with leverbacks, which are worn just below the earlobe and can therefore be worn during naps or at night (French "dormir" = to sleep). Dormeuses became very fashionable in the late 19th century: after long earrings had been popular for many decades, they were suddenly considered unsophisticated from the 1880s onwards. Earrings of a smaller size were now socially acceptable: "Small dangle earrings are still popular. A pearl, a large diamond close to the earlobe and, at most, a falling stone will suffice perfectly," wrote the influential ladies' journal Der Bazar in 1897.

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€ 1,590.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

Our Promise

We want you to be 100% satisfied! For that reason, we examine, describe and photograph all of our jewellery with the utmost care.

You can rely on our years of experience in the trade and our expertise as a professional art historians for reviews of the antique jewellery. As a member of various trade organisations and the British Society of Jewellery Historians, we remain committed to the highest possible degree of accuracy. In our descriptions, we always also indicate any signs of age and defects and never hide them in our photos – this saves you from any unpleasant surprises when your package arrives.

Should you for some reason not be satisfied, please don’t hesitate to contact us so that we can find a solution together. In any case, you can return any article within one month and we will refund the full purchase price.

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