Delicate Antique Cannetille Cross with Pink Topazes in Gold, c. 1825

Pink Lustre and Gold Lace

Delicate Antique Cannetille Cross with Pink Topazes in Gold, c. 1825

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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!

Pieces of jewellery with cannetillelle were particularly fashionable in the years between 1820 and 1830. This artistic technique is related to filigree, but is even more playful and detailed. Fine gold wires and wafer-thin sheets of metal were shaped by skilled hands into tendrils, spirals and beehive-like elements reminiscent of delicate lace. Tiny granules often adorned the surfaces, giving the pieces of jewellery a luminous, almost textile character. The colorful trimmings were also typical of these works: aquamarines, topazes, chrysoberyls, Bohemian garnets and turquoises adorned the filigree gold frameworks. The rise of this technique came at a time when gold was precious and scarce. At the same time, people loved magnificent, large pieces of jewellery. Cannetille offered the perfect solution here. With comparatively little precious metal, the goldsmiths were able to create jewellery that was nevertheless opulent and magnificent. This pendant is a particularly beautiful example of this fine art. The delicate meshwork of gold carries nine faceted precious topazes. They glow in soft shades of pink and together form the shape of a magnificent cross. The topazes come from deposits in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, where topazes were discovered as early as the 18th century. They were first brought to Europe in large quantities at the beginning of the 19th century, at exactly the same time as this pendant was created. Typical of the time, the topazes are set in closed back settings in front of reflective foils. This allows their beautiful, delicate color to shine optimally. This well-preserved piece of jewellery came to us from England, where it was probably created.

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Further literature on the topazes from Minas Gerais is compiled by the GIA, the Gemmological Institute of America, here.

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Pink Lustre and Gold Lace

€ 3,290.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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