Déco Earrings Made of Agate, Glass, and Gold, British, c. 1925

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Déco Earrings Made of Agate, Glass, and Gold, British, c. 1925

€ 489.00 ^*

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Description

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Just as with certain facial features or personality traits, certain trends in the history of jewelry often skip a generation. Hardly any fashionable lady in the 1870s would have been seen in society without long earrings. In their daughters’ generation, however—the 1890s—these were considered unfashionable, and at times even in poor taste. It wasn’t until the generation of their granddaughters in the early 20th century that long earrings, like some other forms of jewelry from past decades, came back into fashion. Fashion magazines have even gone so far as to recommend that style-conscious young women look through their grandmothers’ jewelry boxes for suitable pieces. These earrings, therefore, broke with the long-standing trend of small stud earrings and largely unadorned earlobes. Measuring 5.5 cm in length, they adorned the ears of modern women around 1925. They are crafted from 9-karat gold and consist of three parts. Each earring begins with a ring made of black glass. Its shape is reminiscent of Chinese bi discs—those flat jade discs with an open center that are among the most traditional forms of Chinese art. Such East Asian-inspired motifs reflect Art Deco’s pronounced preference for exotic forms and materials. Below the black ring hangs a long pendant made of small white glass beads. A large sphere of striped agate provides a striking finale to the composition. The interplay of deep black, bright white, and the natural veining of the agate gives the earrings that high-contrast effect characteristic of 1920s jewellery. At the same time, their fluid, elongated shape underscores the new silhouette of that era. Practical screw-back earrings allow them to be worn even without pierced earlobes and also represent an innovation in early 20th-century jewellery fashions. The earrings are in very good condition and came to us from England, where, according to their hallmarks, they were also manufactured.

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€ 489.00 ^*

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