Large Brooch with Enamel Painting, Diamonds & Pearls in Gold, c. 1870

For Love of the Past

Large Brooch with Enamel Painting, Diamonds & Pearls in Gold, c. 1870

€ 2,190.00 ^*

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Description

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People in the late 19th century loved splendor, opulence and large forms in the field of jewellery. Historical models from all eras were consulted in order to create designs that would combine the best of the past into new creations. Depending on the occasion and circumstances, they chose whether a piece of jewellery in the Gothic, Rococo or Renaissance style would be more appropriate - or combined features from different eras to create something completely new. This brooch is a child of this delight in rich ornamentation. The basic shape is a large blossom made up of eight arches, each bearing a shimmering pearl. Small diamonds are set between the arches. Black and blue enamel accentuates the individual elements of the shape, which is reminiscent of Gothic tracery, such as the rose window of a cathedral. A round plaque with fine enamel painting occupies the center of the flower. In a frame of white enamel on gold, we see a young lady in Renaissance costume. Her blonde hair is elaborately decorated with a net and a headband set with three sparkling diamonds. In the painting, a pearl forms a brooch that holds her garment together: Gemstones and painting thus create a tongue-in-cheek unity in which the references between the depicted material and the real material become blurred. With its various historical references, the brooch is a typical child of the years around 1870. The lady is reminiscent of Renaissance portrait painting from Venice, for example by Titian or Veronese. The basic shape of the brooch was developed from Gothic art. And the elegantly swinging pendant at the lower end, with long, movable fringes, is a fashion accessory of its own time. For a brief moment, a single fashion only, pieces of jewellery with fringes were fashionable around 1870. Originally inspired by pieces of jewellery from antiquity, fringes were a must for any contemporary piece of jewellery. The brooch is therefore not an art historical study of past eras, but a combination of different inspirations to create something uniquely new. Magnificent and radiant, and with a charm all of its own. On the fringe style, see the illustrations in Brigitte Marquardt: Schm Schmuck. Realism and Historicism. 1850-1895. Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Munich 1998, p. 176f., and the examples in David Bennet and Daniela Mascetti: Understanding Jewellery, Woodbridge 2010, p. 152, p. 156, p. 168, p. 181 etc.

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For Love of the Past

€ 2,190.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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