Goddess of Love

Delicate Oriental Pearls Necklace with Emerald & Diamond Clasp, c. 1920

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Delicate Oriental Pearls Necklace with Emerald & Diamond Clasp, c. 1920

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Pearls have fascinated people since time immemorial. Their incomparable shimmer has always been highly valued in all cultures and has secured pearls a place of honor among the most precious materials. Many legends explain their mythical origin. In Europe, for example, pearls are regarded as the precious stones of Venus, the goddess of love, who, according to legend, is "foam-born", i.e. is said to have sprung from a shell like a pearl. Probably the most famous depiction of this scene is Sandro Botticelli's Venus painting in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. In the years around 1900, pearls were still valued in gold, as real pearls, which mostly came from the Persian Gulf, were extremely rare and precious. It was only in the 1920s, when Japan succeeded in growing and cultivating pearls in shells for the first time, that wider sections of the population were able to afford pearl jewelry. But from cultured pearls, not from naturally grown pearls. This necklace made from real natural pearls also dates from the 1920s. The individually knotted pearls, arranged in graduated rows, have a warm, creamy white color, sometimes with slight shades of pink, and a slightly baroque shape. The clasp of the necklace is made of white gold and set with two small diamonds and an emerald. Its shape shows the elegant signature of Art Déco. The necklace came to us from Cologne. It comes with a certificate from the German Gemstone Appraisal Society in Idar-Oberstein, which confirms the authenticity of the oriental pearls.

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"The beauty of pearls is worthy of thousands of bold divers, coastal inhabitants of the Persian Gulf, the daring pearl fishermen of Ceylon and Japan, who do not fear the horrors and dangers of the deep, do not shy away from encounters with sharks and sawfish, do not fear the deadly embrace of polyps, in order to bring the pearl shell lying on the dark seabed to the bright light of the sun. But not every one of these shells rewards the effort and discomfort of its predator, and hundreds deceive the hopeful expectation of delicious contents. If, however, one is found that contains the longed-for treasure, it is not uncommon for it to give the lucky finder many pearls of different sizes. Manifold in shape, in colors ranging from the deepest black to dazzling white, often yellowish, more rarely shimmering in pink, lovely due to its glittering enamel, the pearl has managed to gain a place next to the colorful diamond in its appreciation." "The Pearl", Der Bazar, 1888.

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€ 4,190.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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