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Spectacular Earrings with 6.46 ct Old Cut Diamonds in Gold and Silver, c. 1890


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Spectacular Earrings with 6.46 ct Old Cut Diamonds in Gold and Silver, c. 1890
Spectacular Earrings with 6.46 ct Old Cut Diamonds in Gold and Silver, c. 1890
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This description was automatically translated from German. If you have any questions about this piece of jewellery, we will be happy to help!
According to modernist ideals, the most beautiful ornamentation is that which manages without unnecessary decoration and superfluous ornamentation. Adolf Loos, the great Viennese architect, even described ornamentation as a "crime against taste". But how does this apply to jewellery? Is jewellery not ornament per se? Or can there be earrings that manage without any additional ingredients – and still make the wearer appear particularly beautiful, even spectacular? Even before the controversial debates of modernism, the jewellery designers of the Belle Époque had already found an answer to this question. From the late 19th century onwards, they increasingly focused on the beauty of exquisite diamonds and colored stones and presented them in deliberately understated settings - for their own sake. Timeless earrings were also created in this way, drawing attention to particularly fine gemstones. This pair of earrings is entirely in keeping with this spirit. It presents two large cushion-cut diamonds weighing a total of 6.465 carats with good color and clarity. The facets of the stones have all been individually set by hand. Set in restrained mirror settings with delicate silver bars and fitted with 14-karat gold earwires, they still shine with impressive fire today. The artful setting method used here is restrained on the one hand, but on the other it lends the diamonds additional radiance, as the polished surfaces of the frame reflect the light intensely. We discovered this unusually magnificent pair in Vienna. It comes with a detailed appraisal.
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Spectacular Earrings with 6.46 ct Old Cut Diamonds in Gold and Silver, c. 1890
The Essence of Beauty
€ 64,980.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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