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Glamorous Déco Brooch with 3.54 ct Diamonds in Platinum on Gold, c. 1925

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Glamorous Déco Brooch with 3.54 ct Diamonds in Platinum on Gold, c. 1925

Description

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

Today it is often forgotten, but in earlier times the brooch was an indispensable part of any jewellery wardrobe. How it was worn depended on the prevailing fashion, as no other piece of jewellery is as closely linked to clothing as the brooch. While the collar brooch was still worn with a high-necked blouse around 1900, it was already outdated by the 1920s. Instead of high-necked blouses, dresses with narrow straps were now fashionable, which called for a new type of brooch: the so-called "shoulder pin", as American jewellery catalogs of the time put it. "The shoulder pins are probably the most admired pieces of jewellery to-day," said the Philadelphia jeweller S. Kind & Sons in 1924. Shoulder pins are characterized by a round, oval or rectangular frame that creates a free space in the middle of the brooch, through which the silk strap of the dress could shimmer. A photograph of the actress and revue dancer Betty Compton from the 1920s, for example, illustrates the dressiness of such a brooch. This type of brooch was also worn with the cloche hats that were so popular at the time. Our brooch was also once intended as a luxurious eye-catcher for clothing. The finely crafted, relatively wide frame is magnificently set with a total of 3.54 carats of old and rose-cut diamonds. In between, an arabesque tendril pattern is delicately sawn out, which, along with milegrains, enhances the play of light and shadow on the monochrome white brooch. In addition to its characteristic design and the diamond cuts, it is also the unusual choice of metal that distinguishes the brooch as a piece of jewellery from the early 20th century. It is made of yellow gold with a fine layer of platinum. This beautiful piece is in excellent condition and ready to adorn a silk strap, hat or other item of clothing of your choice once again. Similar brooches can be found in David Bennet and Daniela Mascetti: Understanding Jewellery, Woodbridge 2010, pp. 281-283.

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