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Festive Antique Star with Bohemian Garnets as a Brooch, c. 1880


€ 239.00 *
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Festive Antique Star with Bohemian Garnets as a Brooch, c. 1880
Festive Antique Star with Bohemian Garnets as a Brooch, c. 1880
Description
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This brooch is typical garnet jewelry from the end of the 19th century. In addition to its setting of red Bohemian garnets, it also reflects another fashion of the time, influenced by none other than Sisi. After attending a performance of Mozart's Magic Flute, she was so impressed by the Queen of the Night's star ornaments that her husband Franz Josef I had an entire suite of diamond stars made for her by court jeweler A.E. Köchert. He presented them to his beloved wife on their first wedding anniversary, and she also wears them in her flowing hair in what is probably her most famous portrait, painted by Franz Xaver Winterhalter in 1865. This brooch is designed in the shape of a six-pointed star. The dark red pyrope garnets of Bohemian origin are arranged in three tiers. Large and small stones in the classic rose cut demonstrate the skill of the Bohemian gemstone cutters. The stones are set in gold-plated tombac, typical of the period. With its classic star shape and pretty design, the brooch is still a piece of jewellery that attracts attention today. The little star came to us here in Berlin.
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Festive Antique Star with Bohemian Garnets as a Brooch, c. 1880
So Many Stars
€ 239.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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