Exquisite Green-Blue Tourmaline and Diamond Platinum Necklace, c. 1925

The Blue Hour

Exquisite Green-Blue Tourmaline and Diamond Platinum Necklace, c. 1925

€ 11,590.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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Description

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Antique jewellery can delight in very different ways. Sometimes it is the design, then the fine workmanship that amazes us. In the case of this necklace, it is the wonderful, large gemstone that immediately captivates us: It is a large, rare tourmaline set in platinum and diamonds that blossoms in the light. Compared to classic gemstones such as emeralds and sapphires, tourmalines are a rather recent discovery. They only reached Europe more regularly in the 18th century, first from Ceylon and then from Brazil. This is why their name does not come from Greek or Latin, as is usually the case, but is derived from the Sinhalese word for "colorful stone", turmali. The name already gives it away: tourmalines come in many colors. Green and red, pink and yellow tourmalines are common, often in mixed colors. A special feature of tourmaline is its strong so-called "pleochroism". This describes the fact that the tourmaline changes its color impression depending on the direction in which the stone is viewed: It is usually the same color in varying intensity, but sometimes the color of the stone also changes. Blue tourmalines are much rarer, especially in historical jewellery. This necklace is therefore all the more fortunate. The tourmaline weighs more than ten carats and is of first-class clarity and purity. Its play of colors is even more fascinating as it alternates between an intense petrol blue and a light bottle green. Both colours can usually be seen at the same time and alternate with each other with every movement of the stone. The tourmaline is therefore not green-blue in the sense of a mixed color, but actually both at the same time: it is green and it is blue. Just like the light at the blue hour in the evening: not easy to grasp, always changing, but immediately touching. The necklace frames the tourmaline in diamonds and makes it the highlight of a long, delicate pendant. A fine bezel setting with milgrains and a shadow gap showcases it entirely in the taste of the 1920s, and the execution of the goldsmith's work is as fine and high-quality as one could wish for in Art Deco jewellery. We discovered the pendant here in Berlin. An independent expert's report on the materials is enclosed with the perfectly preserved piece of jewellery.

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The Blue Hour

€ 11,590.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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