The Stars Are In Blossom

Antique Pendant Brooch With Diamond & Pearls on a Gold Chain, Great Britain Circa 1900


€ 1,290.00 *
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Antique Pendant Brooch With Diamond & Pearls on a Gold Chain, Great Britain Circa 1900
Antique Pendant Brooch With Diamond & Pearls on a Gold Chain, Great Britain Circa 1900
Description
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The stars are in blossom, the moon is in flower, And bright are the windows of night in her tower. The elves sing this song in J.R.R. Tolkien's 1937 novel The Hobbit as they wander through the forests of the Shire at night, singing about the beauty of nature. This piece of jewellery dates from a time a few decades before the novel was published, but which, like Tolkien himself, had a fascination for elves and nature symbolism: it is a pendant that can also be worn as a brooch and is also a beautiful example of late Victorian jewellery, which made the moon and stars bloom like flowers in the night sky. A blossom of pearls and diamonds shines in the center of the composition. Elements studded with shimmering pearls are arranged around the blossom like rays. At the upper end is a pendant loop that can be detached if the piece of jewellery is to be worn as a brooch. A very similar piece, but additionally set with turquoise, was offered by the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company in 1901. Cf. the catalogue of Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd, 112 Regent Street, London, 1901, in Peter Hinks (ed.): Viktorianischer Schmuck, Hildesheim/Zurich/New York 1996, p. 21, top left (see also last illustration). We discovered this piece in London and added a gold chain in a matching colour.
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Antique Pendant Brooch With Diamond & Pearls on a Gold Chain, Great Britain Circa 1900
The Stars Are In Blossom
€ 1,290.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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