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Elegant Natural Pearl and Diamond Negligé Necklace, c. 1910


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Elegant Natural Pearl and Diamond Negligé Necklace, c. 1910
Elegant Natural Pearl and Diamond Negligé Necklace, c. 1910
Description
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"Ornamentation is a crime", polemicized the Austrian architect and art theorist Adolf Loos at the beginning of the 20th century with regard to the ostentatious decoration of house facades and handcrafted objects of everyday life. Loos' fight against the "waste of luxurious materials, against empty ornamentation and unnecessary embellishment" was uncompromising, directed against the abundance of design at the end of the 19th century. Loos and his colleagues were particularly successful in German-speaking countries. This also gave rise to a formal language in jewellery that sought to set itself apart from French Art Nouveau. Delicate lines, angular compositions and elegant geometry took away all the sweetness of Art Nouveau and replaced the exuberant, floral forms. Around 1904, the first designs of this kind for modern, geometric diamond jewellery appeared in the Journal der Goldschmiedekunst or in the Deutsche Goldschmiede-Zeitung (see last illustration). The present necklace shows the modern line of this style – and at the same time preserves the fine elegance associated with the jewellery of the time. The shape of the négligé necklace, which was popular at the time, does not feature any bows or other figurative elements and is developed solely from lines and the sweeping arrangement of individual diamond settings, which appear to float on the upper part of the necklace. A choice old-cut diamond and a natural pearl are suspended below as showpieces of the design. Judging by its design and workmanship, the necklace was probably created in Germany. It is beautifully preserved. Only the chain was replaced at a later date.
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Elegant Natural Pearl and Diamond Negligé Necklace, c. 1910
The Beauty of the Line
€ 3,690.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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