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Vintage citrine pendant in white gold on a platinum chain, circa 1960


€ 890.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
Vintage citrine pendant in white gold on a platinum chain, circa 1960
Vintage citrine pendant in white gold on a platinum chain, circa 1960
Description
This description was automatically translated from German. If you have any questions about this piece of jewellery, we will be happy to help!
Quartz is a mineral that occurs in many color varieties. Pure quartz is completely transparent and colorless and is known as rock crystal when it forms well-structured crystals. Quartz often appears milky or cloudy due to microscopic inclusions of liquids and gases (milky quartz) and can appear gray when embedded in rock. When quartz shows a violet color due to embedded iron ions, it is called amethyst. Other popular varieties of quartz include citrine, with its yellow to orange-brown hues, leek-green prasiolite, and the brown-gray smoky quartz (morion), all of which are prized as gemstones. An impressively beautiful citrine of sunny yellow color forms the centerpiece of this pendant from around 1960. The gemstone is cut in a rectangular step-cut shape with a large table. Large, vividly colored stones were a great passion of the 1950s and 1960s. Colorful and eye-catching, they were a perfect match for the renewed joie de vivre of the post-war era. Because these stones were also available in large sizes, colored citrines like ours experienced a true boom during this time. What makes this piece of jewelry especially unique is that it presents the colored stone not in a traditional yellow gold setting, but in cool white gold. The openwork setting with its cool shine enhances the luminosity of the citrine beautifully. We have added a matching platinum chain to the well-preserved pendant so that it can be worn immediately.
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Vintage citrine pendant in white gold on a platinum chain, circa 1960
Winter sun
€ 890.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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