- Collier mit Blüten
auction 385, Lot 1069
JEWELLERY
on 24 September 2019
Collier mit Blüten
Differenzbesteuerung
A Floral Necklace
Vienna, mid 1950s
14K yellow gold (585/-), tested. Viennese assay marks from after 1954. 14 small, brilliant-cut diamonds. 14 flowers carved from lapis lazuli, chalcedony, rock crystal, carnelian and agate. 10 caved jade leaves. Very good condition.
Length circa 43.6 cm. Circa 57.7 g.
Naturalistic flowers and flower bouquets enjoyed great popularity among goldsmiths around the middle of the last century. For example, in 1937 Cartier produced a brooch featuring ranunculus flowers. Four years later, the preference for floral motifs at the Foire de Lyon was positively indulged. At the beginning of the 1960s, jewellery designers love of the flower motif waned slightly as they turned their attention to other motives.
