White Lace

Elegant Art Deco Brooch With Diamonds in White Gold, Around 1930

€ 3,790.00 ^*

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Elegant Art Deco Brooch With Diamonds in White Gold, Around 1930

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Designs whose metal surfaces looked like lace were aptly called "dessins dentelles" in the early 20th century. The present brooch is a strikingly beautiful example of this genre of jewellery and proves that this delicacy can be brought to bear even in a small space. Delicate apertures punctuate the surface with shadow gaps, while the remaining areas are set with milgrains and feature highlights in the form of shimmering diamond roses. A simple basic form lends the design the elegant austerity that was so prized in Art Deco. At the center of the design are five large old European cut diamonds that together weigh approximately 1.87 ct. Their horizontal alignment provides the basic shape of the design and also its ornamentation. Each of the diamonds is set in a milgrain setting surrounded by a round shadow gap that makes it appear even larger. Finely sawn diamonds are set around each of them. Delicate arabesques fill the space between these and the edge of the brooch. The work is executed in an early white gold alloy, which was only patented in the 1910s and first achieved great popularity in the Art Deco years. We discovered the beautiful brooch in Hamburg. However, the special elegance of these white jewels made them favorites in all European metropolises. By the way: especially filigree representatives of these lace-like designs were often worn on dark fabric at that time to emphasize the craftsmanship of such a jewel. The delicacy of this brooch also comes into its own best on a dark coat, sweater or blazer.

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Jewellery in elegant, cool and noble white - that has been the dream of jewellery designers since the late 19th century. But the technical possibilities put a stop to this dream for some time. Diamonds were available, but the tricky part was the question of the right metal. At first, only silver was available to create white jewellery from, but the metal tarnishes and can leave discolorations on skin and clothes. From the 1900s onwards, platinum was used more and more, but it was difficult to work with and much more expensive than gold, so that platinum was usually only used on the front of the pieces. It was not until 1912, when Pforzheim succeeded in producing white gold on a mass scale by cleverly alloying gold with other metals, that the way was clear for all-round white jewellery. However, it was to take until after the First World War for the new metal to really establish itself: with the fashion for Art Deco, however, there was no stopping it.

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White Lace

€ 3,790.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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