Delicate Antique Pendant with Burmese Rubies and Pearls, c. 1910

The Golden Years

Delicate Antique Pendant with Burmese Rubies and Pearls, c. 1910

€ 890.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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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!

Around 1910, pieces of jewellery - especially necklaces - that filled abstract geometric elements with filigree work became fashionable in Germany. In the history of German jewelry, the use of filigree to fill the entire surface had previously been found primarily in traditional costume jewelry. However, the new creations wanted to set themselves apart from this, because "they are applied here in a new sense, with a peculiar, fresh feeling, so that one can no longer speak of a reference to peasant jewelry in the true sense of the word." Rather, the necessity of manual work - because this is indispensable in the production of filigree - was understood as an element that, in the sense of an innovation in art, placed craftsmanship and the idea above material preciousness. Although this round pendant is made of yellow gold and set with three fiery red rubies from Burma and small, shimmering natural pearls, it already derived its special value from its originality, which broke with the traditional forms of historicism, as early as c. 1910. The proximity to the avant-garde art of the time also shows that this was the aspiration: pieces of jewellery like this are reminiscent of the backgrounds of the paintings that Gustav Klimt created around the same time in his "golden phase" with their abstract, golden filigree curves. The characteristic design and the gold hallmark suggest that the pendant was created in Germany. We discovered it in the Rhineland and added a matching gold chain so that it can be worn immediately.

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The Golden Years

€ 890.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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