Antique "Negligé" Necklace with Natural Pearl & Diamonds, c. 1910 & Later

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Antique "Negligé" Necklace with Natural Pearl & Diamonds, c. 1910 & Later

€ 2,890.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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

Many jewelry ideas and designs that are at home all over the world today originated in France, have French names and have retained their typically French flair to this day. This gold and platinum diamond necklace is one such piece: it is a so-called "négligé" necklace. It is no coincidence that the necklace has the same name as the more famous piece of women's underwear. Négligé means something like "careless" or "informal" in French. Both are named after their shape. The morning dress is light and sensual, while the necklace features two pendulums of different lengths that are both elegant and casual, suggesting that the goldsmith was not paying attention and had his mind elsewhere. The négligé was particularly popular as a form of jewelry in the years shortly after 1900. The catalog of the jeweller Au Nègre, 19 Boulevard Saint-Denis, Paris, from 1912 shows a very similar necklace on the page with wedding gifts at the top left of the illustrated page. The piece shown here was also created at exactly the same time. It is forged from gold with a platinum display side and sets a beautiful oriental pearl, i.e. a natural saltwater pearl, as well as a large brilliant-cut diamond in the two pendants. The pendulums themselves consist of delicate bars whose joints are set with rose cut diamonds. An illusionistically three-dimensional oval, also set with diamonds, holds the pendulums and leads to the platinum chain. The brilliant-cut diamond, weighing around 0.87 ct, has a naturally warm color and, as its cut reveals, was obviously set into the necklace at a later date. We liked the necklace as it is very finely and elegantly crafted. We discovered it in Stuttgart.

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Content 1 piece

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