A Night at the Opera

Exquisite Belle Époque Diamond and Platinum Necklace, c. 1905

€ 10,890.00 ^*

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Exquisite Belle Époque Diamond and Platinum Necklace, c. 1905

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 last third of the 19th century saw a true revolution in jewellery. The discovery of new diamond fields made diamonds more popular and affordable than ever before. And although they were still traded at very high prices, there were now larger groups of buyers due to industrialisation and the bourgeoisie that had become financially strong as a result. As a result, diamonds became the classic jewellery for glittering ball nights and opera evenings. New jewellery designs were created especially for these precious, colourless stones to enhance their beauty and brilliance. This necklace shows this new fashion in its most beautiful perfection. More than 6.70 ct of diamonds are set in platinum and shine and sparkle so brightly that it is a pleasure to look at them. The precious stones in the old brilliant cut are arranged to form a large flower. This is suspended as a movable pendulum from other diamonds that are graduated in size. Small laurel leaves mediate between the fixed pendant and the delicate chain. When we held the necklace in our hands for the first time, we were particularly surprised by the quality of the diamonds. Diamonds were rarer in earlier eras than they are today, and therefore significantly more expensive. In historical pieces of jewellery, diamonds are therefore often set in qualities that do not always display the brilliance that we are used to seeing in modern jewellery today. The diamonds in this necklace, however, are of exquisite quality. They have been graded as fine white (top Wesselton, G) and their cut gives them a very good brilliance. The flower seems to glow from within. The large flower was originally part of a larger jewellery ensemble, which was split up at a later date. The three smaller diamonds in their bezel settings were set at the same time as the blossom, although the details are slightly different. It is possible that they originate from a different context and were used to turn the flower into a pendant. The result is harmonious and convincing. The necklace comes with an independent gemological report that confirms the quality of the materials. We discovered the necklace in Breisgau.

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A Night at the Opera

€ 10,890.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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