Fire and Brilliance

Antique Necklace with 3.61 ct Diamonds in Platinum on Gold, Berlin c. 1910

€ 6,980.00 ^*

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Antique Necklace with 3.61 ct Diamonds in Platinum on Gold, Berlin c. 1910

Description

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"Ornament is crime" polemicized the Austrian architect and art theorist Adolf Loos at the beginning of the 20th century. Loos' fight against the "waste of luxurious materials, against empty ornamentation and unnecessary embellishment" was uncompromising and was directed against the ornamental excess of the late 19th century. As a reaction, a formal language also emerged in the jewellery of German-speaking countries that sought to set itself apart from both historicism and the floral French Art Nouveau style. Graphic lines, angular compositions and elegant geometries took all the sweetness out of modern designs and gave a hint of the strict aesthetics of Art Deco at the beginning of the century. This necklace also meets these requirements in terms of style and taste. The design focuses on the beauty of the old-cut diamonds, whose fire and brilliance catch the eye. The five largest diamonds are set particularly effectively, as they appear to dangle like dewdrops from long pendulums. The movable mounting of the pendulums with hidden joints allows the diamonds to play slightly in order to reflect the light even better. At the same time, the necklace lies softly on the décolleté and adapts to its lines, as it is designed not only to be beautiful as an object, but also to flatter its wearer as jewellery. The necklace is a piece of jewellery as decreed by Loos. The design neither wastes luxurious material nor flaunts unnecessary ornamentation. The light refraction of the approx. 3.61 ct of diamonds requires no ornamental intervention; the elegant, harmonious and yet restrained arrangement of the lines alone, combined with the perfection of the workmanship, elevates the gemstones to the level of craftsmanship. This precious jewel from the early 20th century has been preserved in its original antique case from the Berlin jeweler N. Graetz, whose store was located on the Tauentzien part of Kurfürstendamm. We discovered it here in Berlin.

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€ 6,980.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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