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Barnebys HQ
Brahegatan 10
BOX 5038
114 37 Stockholm
All auctions / Jewelry & Gems / Antique Gold Brooch With Amethysts & Natural Pearls, England Circa 1905
England around 1905: the Empire shines in the light of its greatest splendor. After the long decades of Queen Victoria's reign, her son Edward VII has taken the throne and with this change, the fashion of the time has also changed. Society celebrated the dawn of a new century, whose first fashions were characterized by lightness and modern taste. And this was also expressed in jewellery: Art Nouveau, which originated in France and was celebrated in England as Style Liberty, combined natural forms with a grace that was both playful and elegant. This brooch speaks precisely this language. Delicate, openwork gold bars form a filigree weave in which leaf ornaments and small flowers move as if in dance. Two movably mounted drop-cut amethysts shine between them, their soft violet tones combining with the shimmer of fine natural pearls. Together, they create a pastel play of colours reminiscent of lavender blossoms in the summer sun. This piece of jewellery is both playful and graceful - a small masterpiece of goldsmithing that transports us back to the heyday of the Edwardian age. It embodies the optimism of the years after the turn of the century and carries the cheerfulness of its delicate colours into our own time. We found this piece of jewellery in London - a relic of the era that elevated beauty and lightness to an expression of modern life.
Estimate:$1,450.66
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