A Fiery Star

Festive Antique Brooch Shaped as a Star of Bohemian Garnets, c. 1900


€ 329.00 *
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Festive Antique Brooch Shaped as a Star of Bohemian Garnets, c. 1900
Festive Antique Brooch Shaped as a Star of Bohemian Garnets, c. 1900
Description
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Empress Elisabeth "Sisi" of Austria and Hungary had a weakness for stars. After a performance of Mozart's Magic Flute, Sisi was so impressed by the Queen of the Night's star ornaments that Emperor Franz Joseph had an entire suite of diamond-studded stars made for her by the court jeweler Köchert. The famous portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter also shows her with diamond stars in her hair. At the sight of this beautiful brooch made of Bohemian garnet (a stone from one of the countries she ruled!), she would certainly have been tempted... The antique brooch is designed in the shape of a many-pointed star. The cut, dark red pyrope garnets are arranged in three tiers. Countless stones in the classic rose and table cut demonstrate the skill of the Bohemian gem cutters. The stones are set in tombac, a brass alloy typical of the period. Created in the c. 1900s and therefore more than 120 years old, this little star still attracts attention today. It came to us here in Berlin.
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Festive Antique Brooch Shaped as a Star of Bohemian Garnets, c. 1900
A Fiery Star
€ 329.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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