Spring Fever

Delicate Necklace With Pearls & Garnet Glass Doublets in the Colour of Peridot, c. 1905

€ 1,290.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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Delicate Necklace With Pearls & Garnet Glass Doublets in the Colour of Peridot, c. 1905

Description

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

The awakening of nature in spring, the return of life after the cold of winter, has fascinated people throughout the ages. The incomparably fresh green that appears so suddenly every year borders on a small miracle. Spring, with its shapes and colors, may also have been the inspiration for this pendant from England. The design shines in spring green, pearl white and gold. Delicate lines of gold form a curved pendant in the Art Nouveau style. Five pearls adorn the crossing line and the elegant, long pendants. An original anchor chain, also made of gold, turns the pendant into a necklace. However, a closer look reveals a surprise: the glowing green gemstones are by no means peridots, as one might initially think! They are similites, a type of garnet and glass doublet that is completely unusual today but was widely used at the time. A wafer-thin slice of garnet is stuck to a body of green glass, and the two are then faceted together. The result is a gemstone that has a high refraction due to the garnet and therefore sparkles much richer than glass. The surface is also harder and better protected against scratches. The use of such doublets only ended with the introduction of synthetic gemstones a short time later. The necklace is therefore a true piece of costume jewelry in the literal sense of the word. High-quality workmanship and made of real gold, and yet just affordable enough that it could be replaced quickly when fashion changed. The fact that it has survived to this day is even more fortunate. According to its hallmarks, the necklace originates from Great Britain. We discovered it in Thuringia.

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Spring Fever

€ 1,290.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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