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Rare Carved Moonstone and Diamond Sporting Pin, c. 1910

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Rare Carved Moonstone and Diamond Sporting Pin, c. 1910

Description

This description was automatically translated from German. If you have any questions about this piece of jewellery, we will be happy to help!

Today, cameo cutting is an almost forgotten art. A special form flourished in the years before the turn of the last century, when moonstone was cut into cameos. In keeping with the name of this shimmering gemstone, moon faces in the shape of a half or full moon were particularly popular. The company Tiffany & Co. even popularized round baby faces carved in moonstone, mounted with diamond-studded hoods as pins or brooches. An unusual but very elegant variation on the theme of moonstone emblems is the pin shown here, in the center of which is the profile of a jockey cut from moonstone. His cap is enameled in red and white, his collar adorned with small diamond roses. The finely cut profile is mounted on a golden riding crop, the ends of which are accentuated with platinum. Brooches with sports motifs were a successful fashion in the years around 1900. Brooches in the shape of horseshoes could be purchased, even in the shape of diamond-studded bicycles or tennis rackets. It was no coincidence that they bore sports motifs, but were intended to elegantly convey the interests of the wearer and could even accompany them to the respective sport. The brooch is in very good condition. A rare, unusual conversation piece which, according to its hallmark, was made in Germany. It came to us as part of an extensive German collection.

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