Heavenly Star Brooch with Sapphire & Diamonds in Silver on Gold, Russia c. 1910

An Evening Star

Heavenly Star Brooch with Sapphire & Diamonds in Silver on Gold, Russia c. 1910

€ 4,690.00 ^*

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!

The grand ball, the highlight of the season, is slowly drawing to a close. The supper is served, the band continues to play. The champagne has heated up the atmosphere, the company is dancing. An almost too heavy warmth has taken possession of the Kremlin ballroom and, longing for something cool, we escape to the wide balcony overlooking the dark park and, in the distance, the lights of the city. A cool breeze blows towards us from the Moskva River, the laughter of others rings softly in our ears, the stars twinkle, the moon shines pale from behind the treetops. Suddenly this view from the other end of the terrace... All these emotions of the tsarist era live on in the sparkle of the diamonds in this dreamlike piece of jewellery. The brooch in the shape of a 16-pointed star is studded all over with precious gemstones. A particularly beautiful sapphire weighing around two carats shines in the center of the composition. The light blue, yet intensely colored stone is oval faceted and shimmers in a heavenly azure. A total of 56 rose cut diamonds set the prongs of the star and weigh just under one carat in total. While the back of the piece of jewellery is made of reddish gold so as not to blacken skin and clothing, the front is made of silver to support the light of the diamonds with its bright color. The star was wonderfully crafted in Russia around 1910 and bears the old Russian zolitniki hallmarks of the tsarist era. This piece of jewellery, created under the last tsar of the Romanov dynasty, Nicholas II, thus represents the evening star of an entire era in Russian history. A rare opportunity for all lovers of old Russia and all lovers of precious jewels!

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The diamond-studded star was one of the most popular jewelry motifs at the turn of the 20th century - and not without reason. On the one hand, they were an expression of the enthusiasm for the Orient at the end of the century with a preference for foreign cultures. On the other hand, the enthusiasm for star motifs was due to the Empress of Austria, who introduced the diamond star motif to Viennese society and turned it into immortal classics of jewelry history to this day. Probably the most famous portrait of Sisi, painted by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, shows the young Empress Elisabeth with a multitude of radiant diamond stars in her flowing dark hair, which were specially made for her by the Viennese court jeweler A. E. Köchert. After the publication of this portrait, there was no stopping the ladies of Viennese society. Every woman who could afford it wanted to come into possession of at least one precious star, which, with the sparkle of diamonds, was supposed to radiate a little glamor and proximity to the latest fashion.

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An Evening Star

€ 4,690.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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