A drop of sweet wine

Elegant pendant with briolette-cut citrine in gold, circa 1910


€ 790.00 *
Content 1 piece
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Elegant pendant with briolette-cut citrine in gold, circa 1910
Elegant pendant with briolette-cut citrine in gold, circa 1910
Description
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Citrine is a variety of quartz. Its name comes from the French word for lemon, "citron", derived from the yellow color of the stone. However, this color is not always lemon yellow: it can range from a pale gold to a rich golden-brown sherry tone. We also see this rich, warm color here. A teardrop-shaped briolette cut gives the natural citrine the appearance of a drop of sweet dessert wine. Pendants like this one, with a briolette-cut colored stone mounted under a two-tone gold setting, were particularly popular in the first decades of the 20th century. They usually featured an aquamarine, amethyst or, more rarely, a citrine. The gold setting is two-tone and elegantly highlights the beautiful, intense color of the citrine, which is faceted all around. The piece of jewelry is in very good condition and comes with an antique gold chain that can be worn in two different lengths. For comparison, we show a pendant from the catalog of the Pforzheim manufactory F. Todt from the 1931/32 season, which illustrates how long pieces of jewelry like this remained in fashion. The necklace and pendant came to us from Stuttgart.
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Elegant pendant with briolette-cut citrine in gold, circa 1910
A drop of sweet wine
€ 790.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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