Où Sont Les Neiges D’antan?

Fine Vintage Brooch with Pearl and Diamonds in White Gold, c. 1965


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Fine Vintage Brooch with Pearl and Diamonds in White Gold, c. 1965
Fine Vintage Brooch with Pearl and Diamonds in White Gold, c. 1965
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"Où sont les neiges d'antan?" - Where is last year's snow? When François Villon wrote this sentence in his "Ballade des dames du temps jadis" in the middle of the 15th century, he would certainly not have guessed that this question would influence art and literature for many centuries to come. Bertolt Brecht and Hugo von Hofmannsthal were moved by this sentence, and perhaps the chanson by Georges Brassens, who lent Villon's ballad a wistfully beautiful melody that has been interpreted many times, resonates in some people's ears. This fine snowflake from the 1960s has survived magnificently. The brooch has a cool sheen of polished, high-carat white gold and still shines with unchanged beauty. Stylized and elegant, typical of the time, it is a fine example of the mid-century design of the so-called Modernist Era. A fine branch of white gold spreads out around a gray cultured pearl, in which a total of twelve white diamonds with a total weight of around 0.36 ct are set. The beautiful brooch came to us here in Berlin and is in very good condition.
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Fine Vintage Brooch with Pearl and Diamonds in White Gold, c. 1965
Où Sont Les Neiges D’antan?
€ 890.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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