A Drop From the Tropics

Vintage Pendant With Colombian Emerald & Diamonds on an Antique Platinum Chain, circa 1920 / circa 1960

€ 15,790.00 ^*

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Vintage Pendant With Colombian Emerald & Diamonds on an Antique Platinum Chain, circa 1920 / circa 1960

Description

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

What a green! The pendant on this necklace is a feast for the senses. The showpiece is a large emerald weighing around 10.00 carats. The stone is cut into a powerful, full-bodied drop. This allows the stone to show off its colour particularly well: From all angles, the colour is intense and bright. The emerald is also very clear: fine inclusions, the so-called "jardin", enliven its interior in a way that is typical of emeralds. However, the light can pass through the stone quite freely, making it glow. The emerald is set in a wide frame of white diamonds and set in platinum. The delicate chain to which the pendant is attached is also made of platinum. Its design consists of alternating old European cut diamonds in a fine bezel setting and a group of three smaller diamonds that have been joined together to form an elongated decorative element. Based on the cut of the diamonds and the type of setting, fine and with elegant milegrains, we assume that the pendant was created in the years around 1960. The necklace, on the other hand, was created around 1920 and comes from the range of New York jeweller Marcus & Co. It originally held a pocket watch, as the previous owners of the necklace told us. We had an independent appraisal carried out on the necklace and in particular had the emerald examined. Its origin from Colombia was confirmed once again. The certificates are of course enclosed with the necklace.

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With a history of mining and appreciation as a gemstone spanning thousands of years, the emerald is one of the most important gemstones in cultural history. Even in pre-Christian times, there were emerald mines in Egypt where the coveted green gemstone was mined. These were the stones that the ancient author Pliny described in rapturous tones: "No color is more pleasant to look at, for we also look at green herbs and foliage with desire; but the emerald, all the better, because nothing is greener green that can be compared to it." In the 16th century, the Spanish discovered more mines in Colombia that produced this unmistakable stone. Even today, the products of these mines are still regarded as the epitome of high-quality emerald.

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A Drop From the Tropics

€ 15,790.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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