Autumnal Woodland

Naturalistic Vintage Brooch Made of Carnelian, Grandeln & Gold, c. 1970


€ 980.00 *
Content 1 piece
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Naturalistic Vintage Brooch Made of Carnelian, Grandeln & Gold, c. 1970
Naturalistic Vintage Brooch Made of Carnelian, Grandeln & Gold, c. 1970
Description
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The French chanson “Les Feuilles Mortes”, famously interpreted by Édith Piaf, is also known in English as “Autumn Leaves”. Around 1960, this chanson, already more than a decade old, became a genuine hit: artists such as Serge Gainsbourg, Dalida and Françoise Hardy interpreted its melancholic melodies in their own style, and through Cannonball Adderley and Miles Davis, the song became a jazz standard. Shortly thereafter, the present brooch was created, which also takes inspiration from the autumn leaves theme and the local forest. A naturalistically veined maple leaf is carved from slightly translucent carnelian. The realistic stone cut was likely produced in Idar-Oberstein, which had long been the centre of German gemstone craftsmanship. A finely crafted oak branch in high-karat gold, adorned with two stag-acorns (see “Learn more”), is applied to the leaf. Bathed entirely in rust-red, golden yellow, and ivory-white, the brooch presents the colours of autumn. A superbly preserved piece of jewellery from around 1970 – a truly personal treasure for all lovers of this golden season.
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Grandeln (stag teeth) is the name given to the rudimentary canine teeth of the red deer, which are considered prized hunting trophies and are the most beautiful jewellery of the hunter's wife or the huntsman himself. The brooch here captures a pair of the coveted trophies and holds them in 18-karat gold. A classic oak leaf motif frames the grandeln and visually transports us to our native forest, home to the deer whose trophies adorn the center of the piece.
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Naturalistic Vintage Brooch Made of Carnelian, Grandeln & Gold, c. 1970
Autumnal Woodland
€ 980.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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