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Antique Earrings with Diamonds In Silver & Gold, c. 1900


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Antique Earrings with Diamonds In Silver & Gold, c. 1900
Antique Earrings with Diamonds In Silver & Gold, c. 1900
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"[...] the true lady of the world in London has to deal with her jeweler almost as often as with her milliner. Soon she buys a new piece, soon jewels are set differently because fashion changes, soon she needs a headdress made of luxurious stones, soon diamonds have to be set on a necklace made of velvet - in short, a visit to the jeweler is almost indispensable." (Bazar, 42nd year 1896, No. 12, p. 144) As early as the 19th century, the shape of jewelry followed the ever faster changing fashions. For example, after long earrings had been popular for many decades, from the 1880s onwards they were suddenly considered unfashionable. Earrings of a smaller size were now socially acceptable: "Small pendants are still popular. A pearl, a large diamond close to the earlobe and, at most, a falling stone will suffice perfectly," wrote the influential ladies' journal Der Bazar in 1897 (43rd year 1897, no. 43, p. 577). The earrings presented here follow this new fashion. They present a single, large old-cut diamond below two small diamonds on practical leverbacks. The diamond is pendant-mounted, which creates a wonderful, soft play of light. All the stones are set in fine silver prongs, while the earrings themselves are made of gold. A total of around one and a half carats of diamonds are set here. The cuts of the diamonds suggest that they come from older pieces of jewelry. Apparently, a lady of the world actually went to her goldsmith with an older piece of jewelry to have the diamonds set in new settings in line with the latest fashion. We discovered the pair here in Berlin. It has been very well preserved in a vintage case from Hanover. It was most likely created in the years shortly before 1900.
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Antique Earrings with Diamonds In Silver & Gold, c. 1900
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€ 2,980.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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