Antique Ear Studs with Diamonds and Russian Demantiodes, Germany, c. 1935

Demantoid Deco

Antique Ear Studs with Diamonds and Russian Demantiodes, Germany, c. 1935

€ 1,890.00 ^*

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The 1930s were all about gold in every form—not only as a wide rim on tableware, but also, and especially, in jewellery. A few years before the war, the clean, geometric forms of Art Deco in platinum and white gold gave way to a love of rich gold surfaces, which were often sculpturally adorned with organic motifs, leaves, tendrils, and small flowers. This aesthetic was partly realized using traditional techniques whose origins date back far into the history of goldsmithing. These hand-crafted gold stud earrings, which are round on the front, are a beautiful example of this. The floral decoration of pointed foliage is accompanied by fine gold beads applied using the granulation technique. This technique, perfected by the Etruscans as early as the first millennium B.C., remains one of the most demanding disciplines in the art of goldsmithing to this day. Each individual bead is crafted separately and permanently bonded to the gold, creating a lively surface effect. At the center of each earring is a lime-green Russian demantoid, set in platinum and flanked by two brilliant-cut diamonds. The use of platinum for the gemstone settings was also a hallmark of the highest quality in the 1930s, as the metal’s neutral white effectively highlights the brilliance of the gemstones. Demantoid is the rarest and most valuable variety of the garnet group. It was discovered in 1853 in the Russian Urals, where the most famous deposits are still found today. It owes its name to its extraordinary fire, which surpasses even that of a diamond. Russian stones are particularly sought after for their vibrant, slightly yellowish emerald green color and their characteristic “horsetail” inclusions, which serve as an important indicator of origin. These relatively large stud earrings combine the traditional technique of granulation with one of the most sought-after colored gemstones of all. The earrings came to us from Thuringia.

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Demantoid Deco

€ 1,890.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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