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Wonderful Art Deco Aquamarine Earrings With Diamond Setting, Germany Circa 1930 & Later

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Wonderful Art Deco Aquamarine Earrings With Diamond Setting, Germany Circa 1930 & Later

Description

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

Aquamarines were extremely rare in 19th century jewellery, but these stones experienced a surge in popularity during the Art Deco period of the 1920s and 1930s. On the one hand, this light blue variety of beryl complemented the cool, elegant fashion of those years, the strict geometries and white designs made of platinum and diamonds - on the other hand, however, it was characterized by its ability to shine particularly brightly in electric light. This is often praised in the specialist literature of the past: "The aquamarine and other bright varieties of beryl are stones which lose none of their brilliance at night," wrote Arthur Herbert Church in 1891, and "All beryls are very brilliant in artificial light and therefore desirable stones for the evening," added Helen Bartlett Bridgman in 1915. This rare pair of earrings is a showpiece from the Art Deco period, when electric light illuminated the cities, their bars and cabarets at night. The showpieces are two aquamarines weighing around 4.0 carats in total, held in platinum settings set with fine diamonds. The aquamarines are cut in the so-called "baguette cut", which creates a rectangular gemstone from the rough crystal. The earrings were crafted from high-quality platinum and gold in keeping with their time, whereby the flexibility of all the individual parts is remarkable and means that the earrings are comfortable to wear and can swing beautifully. The torpedo-shaped middle parts, although also antique, were probably added to the pair at a later date. However, they are so harmoniously selected and inserted that this only becomes apparent to the trained eye under a magnifying glass. The above quotations are translated from Arthur Herbert Church: Precious stones considered in their scientific and artistic relations. A guide to the Townshend collection, London 1891 and Helen Bartlett Bridgman: Gems, New York 1915.

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