Metropolis

Large Retro Style Aquamarine Pendant, c. 1930s


€ 14,890.00 *
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Large Retro Style Aquamarine Pendant, c. 1930s
Large Retro Style Aquamarine Pendant, c. 1930s
Description
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Hardly any film of the 1920s era takes the Art Deco aesthetic to such an extreme as Fritz Lang's legendary "Metropolis": the skyscrapers, the fast rhythms of the city and nightlife, and above all the futuristic machine world shaped by technology and futuristic thinking are unique. In the same year as Metropolis, 1927, Walther Ruttmann's "Berlin - Die Sinfonie der Großstadt" was released, which elevated the rhythmic movements of the machines to an aesthetic of its own. Last but not least, the era between the wars is seen today as the peak of the "machine age" - because this era of mechanization was aesthetically reflected not only in film, but also in art and jewellery. Futuristic and downright technical is also the appearance of the present pendant, which presents a large aquamarine weighing about 40.00 ct in red and yellow gold. Sober arches of yellow gold strive upwards and towards the aquamarine, while rose gold bands alternately reach into them. Platinum was added to the gold setting in the four corners to frame a total of twelve diamonds. The resulting design is abstract and original, yet as typical of its time as one could wish. According to its hallmark, the pendant was made in Germany. A very similar piece of jewellery from the 1930s is illustrated in Christianne Weber: Schmuck der 20er und 30er Jahre in Deutschland, Stuttgart 1990, p. 215, cat. 332.
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Large Retro Style Aquamarine Pendant, c. 1930s
Metropolis
€ 14,890.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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