Starlight

Fine Art Déco Bar Brooch With Starlite Zircon & Diamonds In White Gold, Late 1920s

€ 1,690.00 ^*

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Fine Art Déco Bar Brooch With Starlite Zircon & Diamonds In White Gold, Late 1920s

Description

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

A new gemstone from the mines of Thailand, then still called "Siam", caused a sensation in the second half of the 1920s: the so-called "Starlite" zircon (starlight), which probably became known in Germany as "Starlit" (starlit) due to a translation error. It got its name from the famous American gemologist George Frederick Kunz, who was reminded of sparkling starlight by the strikingly high brilliance of the stone. The special thing about the stone was that it only acquired this unusual colour and brilliance through heating, as it has a brown-red colour in its raw state. In the 1920s, when people were enthusiastic about technology and progress, they pounced on this new, electric blue jewel. One such stone was chosen as the centerpiece of a bar brooch. Five diamonds frame it on either side. Like a string of pearls, they are set on a narrow, straight bar of white gold with a platinum overlay, in delicate settings with milegrains, so that the brilliance of the gemstones is the real beauty of the design. The zirconia is just as brilliant and fiery as the diamonds: it is clear to see why Dr. Kunz chose the fitting name "Starlite". The pin is beautifully preserved. A beautiful piece of jewellery that conveys the modernity of its time through its restrained design as well as its radiant colouring.

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Zircon is a gemstone that is unjustly little known in Germany. It has nothing in common with the inexpensive "zirconia", which is produced in a laboratory and is a cheap substitute for diamonds. Genuine zircons are precious gemstones that can come in many vibrant colors. Blue precious zircons bear the trade name "Starlit" and are created by carefully firing the dark brown stones, which look almost like coal in their raw state, at temperatures of around 1,000 degrees Celsius, wrapped in clay for several hours. With a bit of luck, this produces the unmistakable blue that is one of the most sought-after colors in the spectrum of precious zircons. In this way, an initially inconspicuous material is transformed into a luminous gemstone whose strikingly high refractive index is similar to that of a diamond.

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Starlight

€ 1,690.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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