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Romantic Demi-Parure With Diamond Roses In Silver & Gold, Circa 1870 Or Circa 1935

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Romantic Demi-Parure With Diamond Roses In Silver & Gold, Circa 1870 Or Circa 1935

Description

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The set here takes us to candlelit salons of bygone times with shimmering diamond roses. It is a so-called "demi-parure" consisting of a pair of earrings and a piece of jewelry that can be worn as a brooch and pendant. The pendant is designed in the shape of a flower. Under sparkling leaves, diamonds are arranged for this purpose in high knob settings in two concentric frames; a larger diamond occupies the center. All diamonds are set in silver and closed on the back. The particular shape of the settings, called "buttercup" in English because of their characteristic shape, helps us to date the pendant to around 1870. Probably it was created from a part of a larger piece of jewelry, so it carries another family history. A small hallmark on the back tells us that the jewelry was imported to the then kuk monarchy of Austria-Hungary in the years between 1872 and 1902. The two earrings were made a little later. Again, rose cut diamonds are set in silver and arranged into a frame around a larger diamond. The settings, however, are designed slightly differently, in 18th century taste. However, the details of the workmanship, the strong, bright gold tone of the dressing and the hallmarks on the earwires reveal that the earrings were created in the years between 1929 and 1941, in what was then the Czechoslovak Republic. We do not know when the jewelry pieces were combined into the set we have here, with a total of about 1.72 ct of diamonds. However, the shape and material combine the jewelry pieces quite wonderfully, even though they were created about 65 years apart. We have already spotted the set in the specially adapted case here in Munich. But not only the history of the parure is special - also the special, delicate light of the diamonds is a convincing argument for these enchanting pieces of jewelry.

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Demi-parure is a typical form of jewelry of the 19th century. It usually consists of a brooch, which can sometimes be worn as a pendant, and a pair of matching earrings. With such a demi-parure, the bourgeois lady was representatively adorned for any semi-formal affair: for example, to receive guests or pay visits. From their representative and dressy function it can be seen that these pieces of jewelry were always adapted to the prevailing fashion, so that they can be dated stylistically well.

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€ 3,290.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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