Unusual Pendant with Diamonds in Silver & Gold with Cultured Pearls, c. 1880 & Later

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Unusual Pendant with Diamonds in Silver & Gold with Cultured Pearls, c. 1880 & Later

€ 5,290.00 ^*

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!

At the center of this pendant is a historic jewellery fragment of the late 19th century, whose compact, diamond-encrusted design is characteristic of pieces of jewellery from the 1880s. In its current form, the piece combines a historic piece of goldsmith’s work—which we discovered in Vienna—with a modern addition: three large pearls were added as movable pendants, and the fragment was transformed into a necklace. The composition is strictly symmetrical. Two diamond-set arches rise from the center, curving inward at the sides to frame a central rosette. Above this is another openwork arch; small leaves and blossoms enrich the design of the piece of jewellery. At the center sits an old-cut diamond weighing approximately 0.50 ct, surrounded by a flower-shaped setting that makes the cushion-shaped half-carat stone appear even larger. A total of 24 additional old-cut diamonds, weighing a combined total of approximately 2.13 ct, and ten small diamond roses cover the surface with light. Their historic cuts are particularly charming: the slightly varying proportions and facets of the hand-cut stones do not produce a uniform brilliance, but rather a lively sparkle that changes from stone to stone. The three freshwater cultured pearls present today are not part of the original piece. They were deliberately added as a modern complement and, at the same time, echo one of the most characteristic combinations of the Belle Époque: the cool fire of white diamonds and the soft luster of white pearls. Swinging freely beneath the historic setting, they give the previously fragmentary jewelry element a new finish and a clear silhouette. Thus, the current setting does not attempt to reconstruct a supposedly lost original form. Rather, it makes the piece’s history itself part of its design: a preserved fragment from the late 19th century is given a new function through a few carefully placed additions—and becomes once again what it was originally created to be: wearable jewellery. We have added a long silver chain.

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€ 5,290.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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