Elegant "Lavalliere" Necklace With Diamonds in Gold & Platinum, Germany c. 1910

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Elegant "Lavalliere" Necklace With Diamonds in Gold & Platinum, Germany c. 1910

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Lavallière necklaces were a popular form of jewellery in the early 20th century. While in the USA this name was used to refer to all necklaces with pendants on delicate chains, in Europe - especially in Germany - this term was used to describe a more specific form of necklace: namely those with two pendants of unequal length. Jewellery historians disagree on the origin of the name: either it derives from the actress Ève Lavallière, who is said to have loved wearing such necklaces, or it comes from the Duchess Louise de La Vallière, who tied men's ties into loops with unequal-length ends. The term "négligé necklace" was also used for the same type of necklace. This alludes to the casual elegance of such an asymmetrical piece of jewellery, as it is derived from the French word for "careless". Whatever you call it, this necklace impressively demonstrates the elegance of such a jewel. Two fine bars swing down from a transverse element with two old-cut diamonds and nine diamond roses, each of which bears a round pendant as a showpiece, in the middle of which a beautiful old-cut diamond appears to float. As soon as there is movement in the pieces of jewellery, it sparkles all the more. The bars themselves are interspersed with small diamonds, which also serve as hinges with their settings and allow for additional movement. With its combination of linear geometry and delicate shadow gaps, the necklace is a representative of the Belle Époque. We date it to c. 1910 and the necklace was probably created in Germany.

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€ 1,980.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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