Antique Pin with Milk Tooth, Diamonds & Rubies, c. 1910

The Tooth Fairy

Antique Pin with Milk Tooth, Diamonds & Rubies, c. 1910

€ 590.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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Description

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

Since the Biedermeier period at the latest, children in Germany were no longer seen as miniature adults, but as children in their own right. The understanding that they were little beings in need of love gradually reached the whole of society. Of course, corresponding jewellery was also created. Picture medallions, in which strands of children's hair could also be kept, were a great fashion of the 19th century anyway. But more curious pieces were also created in this tradition - such as this pin from the early 20th century. The high-quality gold pin bears a showpiece with a special treasure: it is a baby tooth, the incisor of a small child, set in an oval of white diamonds and red rubies. The workmanship and choice of materials of the beautifully preserved pin allow us to date it to c. 1910. Numerous narrow pieces of jewellery with a reduced design were created at this time, which were set with ever new combinations of a brightly colored gemstone and diamonds. The colored stones were sometimes, as here, calibrated and cut into the settings, creating the impression of a continuous band. Every mother and father knows what it means when a child loses their teeth - and how the loss can also mean growth and a slow farewell to childhood. It is therefore hardly surprising that many parents keep these lost teeth as a reminder of the childhood of their beloved offspring. The mother, who probably wore this pin with pride, probably treasured this milk tooth more than many other sparkling gems. And so this unusual testimony to the times has certainly earned its place in a good collection of antique pieces of jewellery.

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The Tooth Fairy

€ 590.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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