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Elegant Diamond Negligé Necklace, Germany, c. 1920

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Elegant Diamond Negligé Necklace, Germany, c. 1920

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Lavallière or negligé necklaces were a popular form of jewellery in the early 20th century. While in the USA, this name was used to refer to all necklaces with pendants on delicate chains, in Europe - especially in Germany - this term was used to describe a more specific form of necklace: namely those with two pendants of unequal length. Jewellery historians disagree on the origin of the name: either it derives from the actress Ève Lavallière, who is said to have loved wearing such necklaces, or it comes from the Duchess Louise de La Vallière, who tied men's ties into loops with unequal-length ends. The term "négligé necklace" was also used for the same type of necklace. This alludes to the casual elegance of such an asymmetrical piece, as it is derived from the French word for "careless". Whatever you call it, this necklace impressively demonstrates the elegance of such a jewel. Two fine bars swing down from a transverse element with three diamond roses, each of which bears a drop as a showpiece, in the middle of which a beautiful old-cut diamond appears to float. As soon as there is movement in the piece of jewelry, it sparkles all the more. With its combination of linear geometry and delicate shadow gaps, the necklace stands on the threshold between Belle Époque and Art Déco. We date it to around 1920 and the fact that it was made of white gold on a yellow gold base supports this dating, as white gold was not used to any great extent until after the First World War. The necklace was probably made in Germany.

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€ 1,190.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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