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Elegant Belle Époque "Toi-et-Moi" Lavalière Necklace with Diamonds, c. 1905


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Elegant Belle Époque "Toi-et-Moi" Lavalière Necklace with Diamonds, c. 1905
Elegant Belle Époque "Toi-et-Moi" Lavalière Necklace with Diamonds, c. 1905
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This necklace made of brightly sparkling diamonds, luxurious platinum and rhodium-plated gold is a so-called Negligée Lavallière, which was particularly popular in the c. 1900s. This particular form of necklace came into fashion in the c. 1900s and was an allusion to a special piece of jewellery that belonged to the then famous French actress Ève Lavallière. This necklace - like all subsequent Lavallières - consisted of a chain with two gem-set pendulums of different lengths. Ève Lavallière made her debut at the Théâtre des Variétés in Paris in 1891 and had previously worked in a hat factory, where she was given the task of tying bows. These bows are called "lavallières" in French and were the inspiration for the stage name of the actress, whose real name was Ève Ferroglio. The lavallière's pendulums of different lengths are indeed reminiscent of the hanging ribbons of a bow. Our example shows a firmly mounted pendant made of platinum-plated, rhodium-plated gold on a later white gold chain, which is adorned with four sparkling rose cut diamonds. Starting from this, delicate pendants, also set with diamond roses, lead to openwork drop shapes, which form the lower end of the firmly mounted pendant. The two larger old-cut diamonds at the ends of the movable pendulums are particularly beautiful. Due to their individual cut, the fire of the stones is also very special - a softer light than that of modern diamonds. The platinum surfaces and the subsequent rhodium plating complement this white color tone, which accentuates the stones perfectly and unites all elements of the design. The fine necklace came to us here in Berlin.
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Elegant Belle Époque "Toi-et-Moi" Lavalière Necklace with Diamonds, c. 1905
Happy Together
€ 980.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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