First Ball of the Season

Splendid Earrings Made of Antique Elements With 3.41 ct Diamonds From Our Workshop

€ 14,290.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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Splendid Earrings Made of Antique Elements With 3.41 ct 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!

The first ball of the season is always a special event. Not only that the debutantes were finally allowed to introduce themselves to the society after a long wait. Also, the start of the ball season promised pleasure again after the months of secluded stay in the countryside in the summer resort. The latest dresses, the newest jewellery came into play: and with the waltz the wheel of rumors, jokes and all the pleasures turned anew. No wonder that especially sparkling diamond jewellery enjoyed special popularity in the last years of the 19th century. To the light of candles, gas lighting and even the first experiments with electric light, white stones still shine best. Set with restraint to best show off the white light of the diamonds, the charm of these gemstones has also survived to this day. The Belle Époque, the splendour-loving period between the late 19th century and the beginning of World War I, elevated diamond jewellery in the non-colour white to the pinnacle of jewellery. In the new electric light, steadily improved diamond cuts glittered and sparkled like never before, and the innovation of white platinum settings made them shine even brighter. The pair of earrings here, created in our workshop using original historic elements from around 1910, features a total of 15 diamonds in wonderful old cuts. A total of 3.41 ct diamonds are set in milgrain settings made of platinum. The highlights are two large diamonds in the so-called "Old Mine Cut", a cushion-shaped old cut. They pendulum as sparkling drops beneath small laurel leaves that are also set with diamonds. Each of these large stones weighs more than 1.40 ct. Between the leverback and the large diamonds, individually set round old European cut diamonds mediate, adding their sparkle to the pair. Originally, the antique diamonds and the old platinum settings were parts of a large tiara that came to us only in pieces. Our goldsmith has forged these earrings from these richly set elements, recombining the set pieces and adding a gold leverback. This elegant pair comes with a detailed appraisal from the German Association for Gemstone Evaluation Idar-Oberstein.

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"Diamonds sparkled everywhere. On snow-white shirts and full busts, on powdered necks, bare arms and ungloved fingers. They crowned the ebony hair of stately matrons and sparkled among the curly and braided hair of young women. They shone on straps and necklines of dresses and wound snakelike around round wrists..." Translated from the serialized novel "The Countess Pharamond," London Society, April 1892, p. 336.

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First Ball of the Season

€ 14,290.00 ^*

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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First Ball of the Season

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