An October Day

Magnificent Belle Époque Opal and Diamond Pendant, c. 1900


€ 10,390.00 *
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Magnificent Belle Époque Opal and Diamond Pendant, c. 1900
Magnificent Belle Époque Opal and Diamond Pendant, c. 1900
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"The opal, October's gem, recalls in its wonderful and varied play of color the glories of a bright October day in the country, when earth and sky vie with each other in brilliancy and the eye is fairly dazzled with the bewildering variety of color." - George F. Kunz, The Curious Lore of Precious Stones, London 1913. The custom of assigning gemstones to certain months or signs of the zodiac is centuries old. For over a century, the opal has been assigned to October. The intense reflections of the strikingly beautiful opal set here also capture the colours of a foggy October day: as if behind a veil of milky white mist, red and copper-coloured reflections flash like waving, copper-red leafy branches. Green and blue appear in between like fields fading into the distance. The high cabochon cut of the large gemstone offers plenty of surface area on which the play of colours can unfold. The beautiful precious opal is surrounded by a lace-like wreath of diamond-set ornaments in platinum on gold. A lily-shaped loop, created at the same time but probably added to the piece at a later date, allows the piece to be worn as a pendant. It can be hooked on and removed. The pendant is a particularly beautiful representative of the opal jewellery that was so sought-after around c. 1900, able to shine in the electric light for the first time and unfold its colourful splendour. We have added a delicate platinum chain. The piece comes with an independent appraisal.
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The opals of the finest jewelry quality that came to England in the c. 1900s were imported from the farthest corner of the British Empire: This was because they came from Australia, where these colorful stones had only recently been mined. As a result, there was a great fashion for Australian opals.
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Magnificent Belle Époque Opal and Diamond Pendant, c. 1900
An October Day
€ 10,390.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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