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Timeless Antique Bracelet With Sapphires & Diamonds, Circa 1910


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Timeless Antique Bracelet With Sapphires & Diamonds, Circa 1910
Timeless Antique Bracelet With Sapphires & Diamonds, Circa 1910
Description
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"Ornament is crime" polemicized the Austrian architect and art theorist Adolf Loos at the beginning of the 20th century. Loos' fight against the "waste of luxurious materials, against empty ornamentation and unnecessary embellishment" was uncompromising and was directed against the design excess of the late 19th century. As a reaction, a formal language also emerged in the jewellery of German-speaking countries that sought to set itself apart from both historicism and the floral French Art Nouveau style. Graphic lines, angular compositions and elegant geometries took all the sweetness out of modern designs and gave a hint of the strict aesthetics of Art Deco at the beginning of the century. This bracelet illustrates this tendency towards the abstract, towards elegant restraint. Set with sapphires and diamonds, its decorative effect is created by the subtle, not excessive gemstone setting in combination with the fine workmanship of the platinum settings. A simple polished gold frame surrounds the central arrangement of gemstones and leads to a band of simple yet sophisticated decorative links. For dating, compare the illustrated page from the catalogue of the Pforzheim jewellery factory F. Todt for the year 1913/14, for example, which shows further designs in this reduced and abstract type of bracelet. The bracelet bears the American hallmark "14K", but in a form that is unusual for American jewellery. Its design also suggests a German origin. It was probably made in Germany for export to the USA, as there were many relationships between the major Western jewellery manufacturers at the time. This beautiful piece is in very good condition.
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Timeless Antique Bracelet With Sapphires & Diamonds, Circa 1910
Noble Restraint
€ 1,290.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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