A Window to the Sea

Magnificent Pendant Brooch With 104.00 ct Aquamarine & Diamonds, 1930s

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Magnificent Pendant Brooch With 104.00 ct Aquamarine & Diamonds, 1930s

Description

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

Aqua marina, the water of the ocean - after this the aquamarine is named. Presented in this jewel is a magnificent aquamarine of imposing 104.00 ct weight and intense color. The precious clear stone is scissor-cut, which elicits from it myriad nuances and that radiant vibrancy for which aquamarines are famous. Indeed, it is reminiscent of sunlight refracted on the waves of clear tropical waters. The setting of the aquamarine is not inferior to it in beauty and preciousness. Platinum-plated white gold forms delicate bands and volutes, the edges of which are lined with millegrains. They wrap around the seawater-blue gemstone like spray. Old-cut diamonds sparkle in every conceivable place. A total of 98 diamonds totaling about 2.75 ct bathe the platinum setting in sparkling reflections of light. The under-cading, which can only be seen on the side, is also shaped into elegant yet understated ornaments: From every perspective, the jewelry piece offers a sight full of beauty and sophistication. The piece of jewelry was created in the 1930s, according to its design, manufacture, but also its materiality. At that time, large aquamarines, as well as the material combination of platinum and white gold, reached the highest popularity. The material preciousness of the piece corresponds to the possibility of multiple use, through which the investment paid off: it can be worn as a pendant as well as a brooch. As a brooch it has two pins to balance the weight. The pendant shows itself with double function, because a chain can be threaded into it, or it can be hooked into a narrow pearl necklace through an open loop. This timeless jewel of selected quality found its way to us from a private Hanseatic collection. It is accompanied by an independent material certificate from a leading German laboratory.

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Aquamarines are extremely rare in 19th century jewellery, but in the Art Deco of the 1920s and 1930s these stones experienced a surge in popularity. On the one hand, this light blue variety of beryl complemented the cool, elegant fashion of those years, the strict geometries and white designs made of platinum and diamonds - but on the other hand, it was distinguished by its ability to shine particularly brightly in electric light. This is often mentioned in praise in the specialist literature of past times: "The aquamarine and other bright varieties of beryl are stones which lose none of their brilliance at night," wrote Arthur Herbert Church in 1891, and "All beryls are very brilliant in artificial light and therefore desirable stones for the evening," added Helen Bartlett Bridgman in 1915.

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A Window to the Sea

€ 51,890.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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