Floral Earrings with Old-Cut Diamonds in Silver on Gold, c. 1870/1910

Floralia

Floral Earrings with Old-Cut Diamonds in Silver on Gold, c. 1870/1910

€ 3,890.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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Description

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Flower arrangements were an integral part of evening dress throughout the 19th century. Real flowers worn in the hair or kept fresh in bouquet holders, the so-called posies; silk flowers sewn onto the dress or necklaces; but of course precious jewellery in floral forms also shone and shimmered in the candlelit and gaslit ballrooms and salons. Sparkling flowers also adorn the earrings presented here. Diamonds in wonderful, different antique cuts, set in silver on gold, sparkle in the center of buds, blossoms and leaves. The individual elements are flexibly mounted together and swing on the ear as if moved by the wind. The flowers and leaves in silver on gold were created around 1870. At the beginning of the 20th century, when longer, dangling earrings found their way back into women's jewellery boxes on a larger scale, a granddaughter of the first wearer likely rediscovered the precious earrings and had them reworked for the taste of the new age: they were elegantly lengthened with fine chains to reflect the contemporary taste for slim, slender shapes. In addition, as it had been uncommon for years to pierce the ears, they were fitted with so-called ear screws, allowing them to be worn without piercing. We discovered the earrings as they are in Munich. An unusual and strikingly beautiful pair that combines the ethereal spirit of the Belle Époque with Victorian opulence.

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€ 3,890.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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