Moonlight Sonata

Enchanting Garland Style Moonstone and Diamond Brooch, circa 1910

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Enchanting Garland Style Moonstone and Diamond Brooch, circa 1910

Description

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In the early years of the 20th century, goldsmiths in Europe achieved a level of refinement that had never been achieved before. Tastes had changed, one had grown tired of the heavy forms of the 19th century. But technical conditions had also evolved. New tools and techniques made it possible to work even more finely and precisely. Platinum, for example, now made it possible to create such fine yet durable bridges and details as had never been seen before. The designs of these years often look like delicate lace, so fine and light are the details. Brooches and necklaces, earrings and even rings are made of delicate nets, garlands and flowers, whose design language has become known as the "Garland Style". A dewdrop shimmering in the moonlight seems to have been the inspiration for the present brooch. In the center of a platinum setting set with fine old-cut diamonds, the round moonstone cabochon shimmers as the focal point of a stylized blossom, reflecting the incident light. The light wanders wonderfully over the stone, which glows in the most delicate shades of blue, just as if the eponymous moonlight had truly been captured in it. The octagonal brooch is no less finely designed, as it dissolves into a network of delicate bars and fine laurel leaves, adorned with millegrains and richly set with diamonds. In total, 68 diamonds of very nice quality are set with a total weight of about 1.84 ct. The brooch came to us from New York. It was created in the years around 1910.

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The moonstone is characterized above all by its adularescence, a bluish-white shimmer that glides over the entire surface of the stone when it is moved. Moonstones that come from the classic country of origin, Sri Lanka, are usually almost completely transparent to milky white and have a delicate bluish luster. Stones from India, on the other hand, show a more cloudy undertone that plays into orange.

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Moonlight Sonata

€ 4,590.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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