Festive Necklace with Rose Cut Diamonds in Silver & Gold, ca. 1890

The Magic of the Past

Festive Necklace with Rose Cut Diamonds in Silver & Gold, ca. 1890

€ 2,490.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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Description

This description was automatically translated from German. If you have any questions about this piece of jewellery, we will be happy to help!

Looking back nostalgically at the past is not a phenomenon unique to our present day. As early as the 19th century, people sought (and found) inspiration in the times that preceded their own, along with the comforting feeling of being able to forget the problems of their own era for a moment. In the world of jewellery, this is evident in the many designs that draw on the styles of bygone eras. Rococo jewellery, in particular—from the Ancien Régime—was popular not only in major cities but also in more rural areas: intertwined ribbons, blossoms, and leaves are arranged here into softly sparkling designs, set with rose cut diamonds. It is these pieces of jewellery that have most recently shaped the world of traditional costume jewelry as well. The necklace presented here features such an element—crafted from silver and diamonds—as its centerpiece. Blossoms, leaves, drops, and a cross are crafted from silver on a gold base and set with diamonds in various antique cuts. Above all, it is the large, flat diamond roses that enrich the piece of jewellery with a soft luster. A look at the back and the details of the settings reveals that this is not an 18th-century piece, but rather part of a 19th-century piece of jewellery that has preserved a love for the elegant world of the past. The necklace’s design—a so-called “necklet” with an ornate centerpiece on an otherwise narrow gold chain—is also typical of the late 19th century. It is not easy to say where it was made. Jewellery of this kind was worn throughout the Mediterranean region—in southern Italy, Malta, and the Ottoman Empire. See, for example, a beautiful flower necklace in the collection of the V&A in London. We love the soft, slightly sentimental charm of the diamonds. They shimmer rather than sparkle, and their luster is not loud but whispers of a past long before our time.

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The Magic of the Past

€ 2,490.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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