Merci, Madame de la Vallière

Elegant Negligé Necklace with 2.00 ct Diamonds, c. 1905

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Elegant Negligé Necklace with 2.00 ct Diamonds, c. 1905

Description

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A lavallière is a piece of jewellery with two drop-shaped or pendulum-shaped pendants that are connected by a delicate chain. Jewellery history is divided on the origin of the name: either it comes from the actress Ève Lavallière, who loved to wear such necklaces, or it is derived from the Duchess Louise de la Vallière, who liked to tie ribbons into bows with unequal ends. The term negligé necklace, on the other hand, alludes to the casual elegance of such an asymmetrical piece, as it is derived from the French word for "careless". This piece is a classic lavallière and was made in the early years of the 20th century. At the center of a delicate chain, it features a group of three large old-cut diamonds, to which two pendulums of unequal length are attached. These consist of individually set diamonds that end in small leaf ornaments and large drops, which are also set with diamonds. In total, the necklace is adorned with 22 diamonds with a total weight of approximately 2.00 ct. The sparkling pendants are hinged and appear to flow down the wearer's décolleté. The platinum surfaces on a gold base give the piece a light and airy appearance, as was popular at the turn of the 20th century. Wonderfully finely crafted and excellently preserved, the necklace still exudes the splendor of the Belle Époque today. This elegant necklace came to us here in Berlin.

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The years around 1900 brought a formal language to the world of jewellery with the so-called "Garland Style", which contrasted Art Nouveau with a more classical, finer style. Borrowings from the forms of Louis XVI and fine motifs from classical antiquity enlivened a neoclassicism that valued delicate laurel tendrils as much as meticulous festoons and embellishments with tiny millegrains. The jewelry in this style was crafted by goldsmiths in Paris, London and Vienna from precious materials and richly set with diamonds, which were usually set in silver or platinum. This created a crystalline, cool and particularly elegant impression: these jewels in white radiate an unearthly seductiveness, almost otherworldly and therefore particularly luxurious. With the onset of modernism, the designs became increasingly abstract and dynamic, and the formal world of Art Deco prevailed.

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Merci, Madame de la Vallière

€ 3,980.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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