Precious Antique Bracelet With Diamonds & Sapphires In Platinum On Gold, Circa 1920

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Precious Antique Bracelet With Diamonds & Sapphires In Platinum On Gold, Circa 1920

€ 25,980.00 ^*

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!

Art historians like to organize the course of fashions into a clear series of styles. Historicism is followed by Art Nouveau, then comes Art Deco and Modernism. In reality, however, things are often not so simple. Because there are always overlaps, different fashions exist at the same time or even mix. This is exactly the case with this bracelet. The basic shape of the bracelet, which gently widens towards the front, first appeared in the early years after 1900 and is typical of the Belle Époque period. The playful, romantic ornaments, the floral curves, sawn joints, diamonds set in delicate bezels adorned with milgrains and matching sapphires were all developed before the First World War. In total, more than five carats of diamonds are set here. The large stones are certainly older than the bracelet itself and were cut in the 19th century. Some of the stones are clearly tinted yellow: an attractive contrast to the blue of the sapphires. And yet there is something new about the design. The sapphire bands do not run parallel to the outer lines of the design, as is usually the case. Instead, they lie at right angles to the ornaments and form energetic, powerful arrows, developed from a completely different, more angular geometry. In these places, the ribbon seems very modern - and a foretaste of the Art Deco style to come. We therefore think that the ribbon was created in the years around 1920, at the transition to Art Déco. In fact, when we leaf through antique jeweller's catalogs from the 1920s, we often find pieces of jewellery that are still full of verve and committed to the magnificent forms of the Belle Époque. But we don't find them in fashion magazines from the same period! However, as this volume shows, it is precisely these nuances, the combination of different design elements, that make an antique piece of jewellery so appealing. We discovered the piece here in Berlin. It is accompanied by an independent expert appraisal from Vienna on the quality of the materials.

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"Today's synthetic stones are technological masterpieces, which can often only be distinguished from real stones after laborious examination, even by experts. Spinels in the color of aquamarine, with their enchanting clarity and translucency, are particularly popular among these artistic creations. Set in real silver, the maturity of the rings in real gold, they arouse undivided admiration!" (From a jewellery catalog from 1939) In 1902, August Verneuil developed a previously unthinkable technique for cultivating gemstones in the laboratory, which revolutionized the world of jewelry at the beginning of the century. The spinels created in specially designed apparatus were almost indistinguishable from natural sapphires and rubies in terms of structure and color - and became the "dernier cri", the "must have" of the fashion world from around 1920.

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€ 25,980.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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You can rely on our years of experience in the trade and our expertise as a professional art historians for reviews of the antique jewellery. As a member of various trade organisations and the British Society of Jewellery Historians, we remain committed to the highest possible degree of accuracy. In our descriptions, we always also indicate any signs of age and defects and never hide them in our photos – this saves you from any unpleasant surprises when your package arrives.

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