Antique Ribbon Bow Diamond Pendant in Platinum, Vienna, c. 1925

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Antique Ribbon Bow Diamond Pendant in Platinum, Vienna, c. 1925

€ 4,890.00 ^*

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In the years around 1900, "Le Style Guirlande" countered Art Nouveau with a more classic, refined style in the world of jewellery. Borrowings from Louis XVI forms and fine motifs from classical antiquity enlivened a neoclassicism that valued small, delicate laurel tendrils as much as meticulous festoons, bows and embellishments with tiny milgrains. This elegant and prestigious style was particularly suitable for evening jewelry. Flashing diamonds and white platinum shone in the electrically lit ballrooms, sparkled in the subdued light of the opera boxes, in Paris as well as in Vienna, New York or St. Petersburg. This pendant also accompanied such evenings. The design is based on a loosely tied bow, the ribbons of which swing across the width of the design. A movable pendulum of individually set diamonds is mounted underneath, which increase in size towards the bottom and culminate in a beautiful, round old-cut diamond. This stone is characterized by a weight of c. 0.80 carats with excellent colour and clarity. A total of 50 diamonds with a total weight of around 2.20 ct have been set. The design, the white coloring and the use of platinum were highly fashionable in the first decades of the young 20th century. Thanks to its hallmarks, we know that the pendant was created in Vienna - after 1923, but according to its diamond cuts not long after this time. It obviously appealed to ladies who appreciated a classic style more than the emerging geometric forms of Art Deco. This precious pendant reached us from the city where it was created. It is very well preserved and impresses both with the quality of its workmanship and its precious old diamonds. An equally old white gold chain makes the fine bow immediately wearable.

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Viennese Waltz

€ 4,890.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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