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Delicate Necklace with Starlite Zircons in Platinum on Gold, late 1920s


€ 1,290.00 *
Content 1 piece
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Delicate Necklace with Starlite Zircons in Platinum on Gold, late 1920s
Delicate Necklace with Starlite Zircons in Platinum on Gold, late 1920s
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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!
A new gemstone from distant Thailand, then still called Siam, caused a sensation in the second half of the 1920s: the so-called "Starlite" zircon (starlight), which probably became known in Germany as "Starlit" (starlit) due to a transcription error. It got its name from the famous American gemologist George Frederick Kunz, who was reminded of sparkling starlight by the strikingly high brilliance of the stone. The special thing about the stone is that it only acquires its unusual color through heating, as it is usually brown-red in its raw state. In the 1920s, when people were enthusiastic about technology and progress, they immediately pounced on this new, electric blue jewel. Three of these stones have been mounted in this necklace. They are set in delicate millegrain settings and almost seem to float on the skin. A movably mounted pendulum, which ends in a quatrefoil and whose top is covered in platinum, provides the frame for the zircons. A delicate chain completes the necklace. We discovered this beautiful piece of jewelry in London, and it was also created in the UK. A beautiful, unusual piece of jewellery with an aesthetic that once again clearly differs from the German or French Art Déco of those years.
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Delicate Necklace with Starlite Zircons in Platinum on Gold, late 1920s
Starlight...
€ 1,290.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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