Shimmering Moonlight

Charming Necklace With Moonstones in Gold, England Circa 1895

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Charming Necklace With Moonstones in Gold, England Circa 1895

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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!

"I would like to mention another gemstone, which, of course, has nothing to do with the sun's blaze of colour, but rather chooses the mild, soft moonbeam as its patron saint; it is also named after it: moonlight stone. Born in Scotland, it had only come to the continent as a kind of visitor, but since the ladies and misses became the stars of fashion, Parisian women have also taken an interest in the clair de lune jewellery, so much so that it has become a matter of fashion. The bluish gray, translucent stone looks particularly beautiful, almost melancholy, with black toilets." This is what the German ladies' journal Der Bazar reported to its readers in May 1890. Numerous other sources of the time report a veritable rush for this bluish, shimmering, clear stone, whose ethereal appearance fitted in so perfectly with the feeling of the times and the artistic sense of those years. Twenty-six of these stones are lined up in this necklace, shimmering like raindrops on a garland of gold. Each moonstone is slightly different, but all are of wonderful clarity and display the typical, so-called adularescence: The bluish to white shimmer that glides over the surface of the stone like the moonlight that gives it its name. Intermediate links with small, quatrefoil leaf ornaments enliven the design and reveal the influence of Art Nouveau. The highlight of the composition is a large pendant with three fanned-out stones and a movable pendant. The stones are set in gold. It is a typical design of the late 19th century, the playfulness of which was conceived as a showcase for these special gemstones. The necklace came to us from London and was most probably made in England. The quote from v. G.: Modisches für den Sommer, Der Bazar, 36th vol. (May 27, 1890), 201-202 (p. 202).

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Moonstone is characterized above all by its adularescence, a bluish-white shimmer that glides over the entire surface of the stone when it is moved. Moonstones from the classic country of origin, Sri Lanka, are usually almost completely transparent to milky white and have a delicate bluish sheen. This is exactly how we can also see it here. With its movable suspensions, the piece of jewelry flows down the décolleté and changes its appearance with every movement of its wearer.

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Shimmering Moonlight

€ 4,290.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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