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Elegant Belle Époque Cufflinks with Sapphires in Gold, c. 1910

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Elegant Belle Époque Cufflinks with Sapphires in Gold, c. 1910

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Cool, shimmering mother-of-pearl, warm yellow gold and glowing sapphires - these cufflinks have a high-quality finish and are richly decorated. At the same time, their design is not exuberant, but reduced and almost austere in detail. All four sides are designed in the same way. They each feature a cabochon-cut blue sapphire in the center on an oval mother-of-pearl disc. The high-carat gold frame is decorated with a surrounding meander band. Gold clasps hold them securely together. The cool, graphic design language of the framing is typical of the tastes of the time around 1910. Fashion demanded increasingly clear designs after the rich decoration of Art Nouveau and the playful Rococo borrowings of the Garland style. For a short time, Greek forms gained the attention of the designers, until they finally turned to modernism without any historical models at all. We discovered the cufflinks in Munich. They are in very good condition.

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At the turn of the century, 19th century historicism had explored the last historical styles and brought them back to life. Neo-Gothic churches, Neo-Renaissance palaces and Neo-Baroque cathedrals can still be seen today in all the old towns of Europe and the USA, while salons in the Neo-Rococo and even Neo-Egyptian styles had long since been created. Over time, a certain weariness set in. Art Nouveau had already begun to look for new forms, but was still caught up in rich decoration. In the first years of the new century, the avant-garde of artists, designers and architects now tried to dispense with decoration and historical forms to an even greater extent. Peter Behrens, for example, developed a clear, archaic-classical style in architecture in Germany, in which he built impressive villas and embassy buildings. The vague point of reference was Greek architecture, which was respected for its simplicity and monumentality. Similar examples can be found in other European countries and also in the USA.

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€ 1,890.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Unit price €1,890.00 / piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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