The Course of Time

Exquisite Gagat & Diamond Earrings From Our Workshop Made From an Art Deco Watch Bracelet

€ 2,490.00 ^*

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Exquisite Gagat & Diamond Earrings From Our Workshop Made From an Art Deco Watch Bracelet

Description

This description was automatically translated from German. If you have any questions about this piece of jewellery, we will be happy to help!

Black and white, shine and shadow, day and night: the contrasts that describe the tense decade of Art Deco continue to fascinate today. The late 1920s were marked by social and economic tensions: by great new wealth, by previously unseen pleasures like the cinema, but also by all-changing developments like the spread of the automobile. Not surprisingly, this period also saw the emergence of a new fashion that sought to break just as radically with what had gone before. Art Deco was international, dazzlingly bright in its gleam of diamonds and modern in its hard graphic forms. Especially in the early years of the new style, people loved monochrome colours, black and white, and especially platinum, which was used on a larger scale for the first time in those years. Later, yellow gold also returned and tastes changed. The earrings here show this taste of the late 1920s. Wide, gleaming tops of platinum are attached to a delicate ear hoop. Diamonds stud every spot on the surfaces formed from basic geometric shapes. The tops here are composed of multiple links, allowing the earrings to swing softly and beautifully on the ear. Finally, at the bottom end, there is a large pampel made of gagat (see "Learn more"). It complements the bright colour of platinum and diamonds as a counterpoint, and adds a nice volume to the flat design of the tops. At the same time, its low specific weight makes the earrings comfortable to wear despite their impressive size. The diamond-set elements come from an Art Deco watch band, the band of one of those tiny-dial watches that are rarely worn today. Our goldsmith has added the jett pallets and gold earwires to the plain elements of the years around 1930, creating these earrings in the spirit of Art Deco. The movements of the black gagate create a wonderful play with each movement.

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Jett, also "Gagat" or "Black Amber" is a special form of petrified coal, which was already used in prehistoric times as jewellery because of its unique shine and the easy carvability. The Romans already made jewellery and amulets from jagate; from the Middle Ages onwards, it was used in Europe to make mourning jewelry and rosaries. At the end of the 19th century, the real heyday of jet fashion began. Because of its light weight, the material offered the possibility of making large pieces of jewelry from it, as was the fashion of the time. The World's Fair of 1851 in London made carvings from jet, which was mined mainly in Whitby, England, famous all over the world. After Queen Victoria banned the wearing of jewellery (with the exception of jet and pearls) at the English court following the death of Prince Consort Albert in 1861, brooches, necklaces and earrings were considered the most popular mourning jewelry for a relatively long time.

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The Course of Time

€ 2,490.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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We want you to be 100% satisfied! For that reason, we examine, describe and photograph all of our jewellery with the utmost care.

You can rely on our years of experience in the trade and our expertise as a professional art historians for reviews of the antique jewellery. As a member of various trade organisations and the British Society of Jewellery Historians, we remain committed to the highest possible degree of accuracy. In our descriptions, we always also indicate any signs of age and defects and never hide them in our photos – this saves you from any unpleasant surprises when your package arrives.

Should you for some reason not be satisfied, please don’t hesitate to contact us so that we can find a solution together. In any case, you can return any article within one month and we will refund the full purchase price.

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