Silk Moiré

Antique Brooch with Seed Pearls & Translucid Enamel Set in Gold, Great Britain c. 1900


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Antique Brooch with Seed Pearls & Translucid Enamel Set in Gold, Great Britain c. 1900
Antique Brooch with Seed Pearls & Translucid Enamel Set in Gold, Great Britain c. 1900
Description
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The growing wealth of the bourgeoisie and the abundant diamond discoveries in South Africa had made diamond jewellery virtually ubiquitous towards the end of the 19th century. An artistically minded elite now sought distinction through more unusual jewelry materials selected for their poetic color effects. These included enamel, which could lend luxurious pieces of jewellery unusual color accents and subtle effects. This small but fine brooch demonstrates this skillfully. It is designed as a curved, three-dimensionally intertwined ribbon whose two sides have different colors and textures. One side is spring green and features a horizontal pattern that shimmers through the translucent enamel. The other side is enameled in peach over vertically textured gold. The resulting texture looks like shimmering silk moiré. Clusters of three pearls are arranged at the ends of the band, with three more filling the spaces in between. We discovered the antique brooch in London. It was probably also made in Great Britain, as its design and execution suggest.
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Antique Brooch with Seed Pearls & Translucid Enamel Set in Gold, Great Britain c. 1900
Silk Moiré
€ 890.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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