Elegant Necklace with Mabé Pearl & Diamonds, c. 1930 & Later

Symphony In White

Elegant Necklace with Mabé Pearl & Diamonds, c. 1930 & Later

€ 4,980.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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Description

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This necklace glows, shines and shimmers in endless variations on a theme: the non-color white. More than 50 sparkling diamonds set a large, sculpturally designed cartouche made of platinum. Small leaves and flowers are staggered in a symmetrical design and embrace a large, warm white shimmering mabé pearl. A fine white gold chain turns the piece into a necklace, with a small diamond-studded flower mediating between the chain and pendant. Mabé pearls are a special type of cultured pearl that have been known in East Asia since the 13th century. They are also known as cultured shell pearls or cultured blister pearls. Their name is derived from the Japanese name of the winged louse (Pteria penguin) Mabe-gai, which is good for cultivating shell pearls but not for cultivating full pearls. In contrast to round cultured pearls, which develop in the connective tissue in the middle of the mussel, small hemispheres made of glass or mother-of-pearl are inserted between the shell and the mantle to cultivate mabe pearls. After a short time, they grow firm and are coated with a shimmering layer of pearl substance. Mabé pearls were very fashionable in the 1980s, adorning large, round clip earrings. However, this mabé pearl is older. We date the pendant with its fine, hand-worked ornaments and transitional-cut diamonds to around 1930. Unlike later mabé pearls, the pearl in this pendant is not cool white, but has a fascinating creamy hue that is enlivened by a rich, iridescent overlay in purple and green. The piece was probably originally created as a typical Art Deco clip brooch. The small flower and chain were added later, turning the brooch into a pendant. We think it was a good idea, because the result is coherent and convincing. An independent expert opinion has confirmed the quality of the materials. materials. It is enclosed with the necklace.

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Symphony In White

€ 4,980.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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