Black And White Ball

Long Earrings Made From Onyx & Antique Diamonds From our Workshop

€ 2,590.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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Long Earrings Made From Onyx & Antique Diamonds From our Workshop

Description

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

When Truman Capote invited guests to the "Black and White Ball" in 1966, it was clear - even before the doors of the Plaza Hotel in New York had opened to the invited guests - that this would be the social event of the year. Not because of the 450 bottles of Tattinger champagne that would be opened that evening, but above all because of the idea of designing the entire evening in white and black. From the guests' dresses to the decorations, the famous author's unconditional determination to create a unique and particularly extraordinary impression. An antique piece of jewellery from the 1940s, a bracelet, was used in these earrings. Made from high-carat white gold, platinum and a total of around 1.26 ct of diamonds, the fragments form a white counterpoint to the black shine of polished onyx rings. The result is ear jewellery in reduced monochrome, in the non-colours black and white. With their length of around six centimetres and their elegant flexibility, the pendants are a glamorous eye-catcher that would certainly have caused a stir at Capote's ball. The earrings were newly created in our workshop. Our goldsmiths added gold earwires to the elements with the diamonds and added a polished ring of black onyx to the bottom of each one, in keeping with the taste of Art Deco. The idea of using older pieces of jewellery that have become unfashionable over time to create new ones is not new. As early as 1896, the ladies' journal Bazar described how "the true lady of the world in London visits her jeweler almost as often as her milliner. Soon she buys a new piece, soon jewels are set differently because fashion is changing" (42nd year 1896, no. 12, p. 144).

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Black And White Ball

€ 2,590.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

Our Promise

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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