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Precious Brooch with Diamond, Ruby & Sapphire by Court Jeweler Wagner, Berlin, c. 1890

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Precious Brooch with Diamond, Ruby & Sapphire by Court Jeweler Wagner, Berlin, c. 1890

Description

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

This brooch is designed as a gold pin with three precious gemstones: A blue sapphire, an untreated ruby from Burma and a bright yellow, sparkling diamond. The gemstones are set in high, crown-shaped prong settings, which raise them above the golden pin and allow plenty of light to reach them. Seen from the front, the settings recede as much as possible, allowing the color effect of the gemstones to take precedence. The design of the brooch corresponds to the taste of the late 19th century in its bold colors. From around the beginning of the 1880s to the mid-1890s, people sometimes liked to wear different stones in one design: "One often finds rubies, pearls, diamonds, emeralds and sapphires combined in one piece of jewellery, which would have been frowned upon in the past," reported the Leipziger Illustrirte Zeitung in 1883. And further: "The latest samples of costume jewellery show that delicate, graceful work and rich color effects, which are achieved by combining many colored gemstones, are currently far more preferred than heavy, solid work and monochrome, albeit precious stones [...] yellow diamonds are the most popular choice." However, it is not only the gemstones of the brooch that are precious, its provenance is also exceptional: we were able to acquire it from the estate of a German princess. It was once sold by the Berlin court jewelers Johann Wagner & Sohn, as the original matching case reveals. The company was based at Unter den Linden no. 30. The piece has been very well preserved in its case.

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