Antique Safety Pin with Sapphire and Diamonds in Gold, c. 1900

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Antique Safety Pin with Sapphire and Diamonds in Gold, c. 1900

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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!

With every new fashion trend, unique, matching styles of jewelry emerged (and disappeared). In the years shortly after 1900, when ladies liked to adorn themselves with large scarves and collars made of lace and other lightweight fabrics, elaborate safety pins were popular, designed to secure and hold these loosely draped accessories in place. “The safety pin, as the smallest, most delicate piece of jewellery [...] can be used in all forms to accessorize a lady’s outfit. Who could even imagine the limits of such a pin’s usefulness? They are necessary for tie bows and cravats, for jabots and collars; in larger forms, for belts, skirt and jacket closures, and for gathering wide sleeves [...].” This is how the *Deutsche Goldschmiedezeitung* praised the usefulness of a safety pin in a 1904 article titled “Jewellery as a Gift.” The brooch presented here is such a safety pin with a luxurious metal setting. Set centrally on the 14-karat gold piece is a medium-blue sapphire in an oval star cut. On both sides, a diamond rose leads to the brooch’s prongs, whose surfaces are elegantly diamond-polished. The stones are cleverly set in closed bezels to prevent them from snagging on a delicate fabric scarf. The minimalist design is very typical of modern jewellery of the c. 1900 period. We discovered it here in Berlin; it is in very good condition.

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Content 1 piece

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