The Roaring Eighteen-Twenties

Georgian Maltese Cross Pendant with Flat-Cut Garnets, c. 1820s


€ 2,390.00 *
Content 1 piece
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Georgian Maltese Cross Pendant with Flat-Cut Garnets, c. 1820s
Georgian Maltese Cross Pendant with Flat-Cut Garnets, c. 1820s
Description
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Until the 1810s, neo-classical fashion had demanded simplicity and restraint. From the 1820s, however, a new desire for colour returned. In addition to colorful gemstones such as topazes, aquamarines and a variety of coloured paste stones, it was above all garnets that captured the hearts of the fashion world. They were set over polished metal foils to intensify their glow and cut with large tables that reflected the light, but also allowed it to fall onto the foils inside the settings. This pendant exemplifies this fashion. Berry-red garnets sparkle and shine in their closed settings, still as expressive today as they were two centuries ago. They are set in reddish gold, the shade of which beautifully complements that of the garnets. The shape of the pendant is a Maltese cross – one of the preferred motifs of the time alongside lyras, girandoles and butterflies. The pendant has been preserved in the antique case of the antique dealers Spink & Son from London: It was probably already traded as an antique in a previous chapter of its 200-year history. It is beautifully preserved. It was likely made in England, where we discovered it.
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Georgian Maltese Cross Pendant with Flat-Cut Garnets, c. 1820s
The Roaring Eighteen-Twenties
€ 2,390.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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