Garland Style Necklace with Natural Pearls & Diamonds in Platinum, c. 1910

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Garland Style Necklace with Natural Pearls & Diamonds in Platinum, c. 1910

€ 11,980.00 ^*

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!

In the early years of the 20th century, goldsmiths in Europe achieved a fineness of execution and design like never before. Tastes had changed and were tired of the heavy forms of the 19th century. However, the technical requirements had also developed further, with new tools and machines making it possible to work even more finely and precisely. Platinum, for example, now made it possible to create fine yet durable bridges and details that had never been seen before. For all these reasons, the shapes also changed. The designs of these years often look like delicate lace, so fine and light are the details. Brooches and necklaces, earrings and even rings are made of delicate nets, garlands and flowers, whose formal language has become known as a style of its own under the term "Garland Style" in the English-speaking world. This necklace is a wonderful example of this new, light style, which dominated fashion throughout Europe until the First World War. A large bow with waving ribbons made entirely of the finest platinum is attached to a delicate chain. Diamonds are set at every point, with more diamonds appearing to float down from the ribbons of the bow in sweeping arcs, but they are held securely in place by the most delicate platinum bars. A second, smaller bow is suspended at the bottom. Like the larger bow at the top, it bears a shimmering natural pearl from the Persian Gulf. The necklace is made by hand and is particularly precious. It is made entirely of platinum; at the time of its creation shortly after 1900, it was customary for platinum to be placed only as a thin layer on a gold base, as platinum was extremely expensive. In addition, the diamonds used, weighing more than two and a half carats, are of very good quality; they are white to only slightly tinted white and show only very, very few to very few inclusions (G-J, vvs-si). We discovered the necklace in Lisbon. It has survived flawlessly with its probably original chain and an elegant lobster clasp.

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€ 11,980.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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