Cleopatra

Elegant vintage gold necklace, Germany circa 1965


€ 2,980.00 *
Content 1 piece
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Elegant vintage gold necklace, Germany circa 1965
Elegant vintage gold necklace, Germany circa 1965
Description
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In the first few years after the Second World War, Europe experienced a tremendous increase in wealth and quality of life. After the worries of the war years, the store windows shone with new luxury, and jewellery and watches also served to visibly display the new joie de vivre to the outside world. The style of the jewellery of these years was often based on late Art Deco, as it had been developed since the 1930s and continued to determine the designs of the major goldsmith companies, especially in the USA and France: rich materials, clear geometries and especially the shine of high-carat gold determined the image, which was ultimately also reinforced by Hollywood films of those years. The monumental film "Cleopatra", for example, from 1963 with Elisabeth Taylor in the leading role, tells the life of the Egyptian pharaoh, based on Carlo Maria Franzero's novelistic biography "Cleopatra. Her life and times". This film gave rise to a veritable Cleopatra fashion, which was reflected in the jewelry sector above all in so-called "fringe necklaces" or "line necklaces". This is one such line necklace from those years. The elegant necklace, made of matt gold with a polished reverse, consists of a row of gold plates joined together. Like a shimmering band of fabric doubled in the middle, the gently flowing necklace caresses the wearer's neck and creates an almost dazzling sight in shimmering gold. A necklace that would be more than worthy of its namesake!
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Elegant vintage gold necklace, Germany circa 1965
Cleopatra
€ 2,980.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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