Glamorous Art Deco "Drapery" Clip, Paris 1940s

The clip brooch here is designed as a fabric ribbon knotted in itself, as a large bow of silver, richly set with sparkling amethysts. The center of the design is occupied by a row of large, oval faceted amethysts. At the upper edge, two rows of smaller stones mark the course of the ribbon. The expansive, powerful design as a stylized drapery is also known in English as "Drapery Jewellery". These forms are typical of the 1940s. In economically difficult times, jewellery was created whose main focus was on reflective, undecorated and shiny metal surfaces, for which fewer precious stones were needed than for the designs of the decade before, because the trade routes had been cut off by the war. Precious stones were thus used sparingly, often set from older pieces; the great jewellers' houses also often worked with so-called semi-precious stones such as amethysts or citrines, which, for all their beauty, were less costly and were also mined in Europe. The brooch was made in Paris according to its hallmarks. It is very well preserved and a beautiful and rare example of jewellery from this time of upheaval.

Estimate:$1,438.16

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