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Edwardian Platinum and Diamond Lorgnette Pendant
$8,500
£6,422.16
€7,357.85
CA$11,860.26
A$12,927.07
CHF 6,834.43
MX$155,617.44
NOK 86,745.95
SEK 79,528.31
DKK 54,963.47
About the Item
Dating from circa 1900-1910, this Edwardian pendant lorgnette is composed of platinum and diamonds. The lorgnette is formed as a reeded column with pierced diamond foliate elements suspending retractable reading lenses with stylized geometric motif frames, with millegrain accents and bezel-set diamond highlights. A surviving testament to the lost art of handwrought platinum, this elegant little luxury item is both beautiful and practical.
Product Details:
Item #: N-21080
Circa: 1900-1910
Dimensions: 3.50" length, 2.75" width.
Materials: 45 old mine and old single-cut diamonds (approximate total weight 0.50 carat); Platinum
Macklowe Gallery Curator's Notes:
The introduction of the oxy-hydrogen torch in the 1870s was soon adopted by jewelers and applied to platinum, a metal that had defied European attempts to incorporate it into jewelry for centuries. Soon used to lighten fashionable jewelry settings on both sides of the Atlantic, it replaced silver-topped gold as a mounting for diamonds in the early 1870s. By 1900, the Cartiers had led the Parisian jewelry community into the so-called "Platinum Reformation" where settings were further refined, turning the platinum's unique combination of strength and ductility to advantage, reducing mountings to near invisibility. A demanding metal craft requiring single-minded dedication, apprenticeship for platinum workers in Paris could last as long as eleven years.
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- Dimensions:Width: 2.75 in (69.85 mm)Length: 3.5 in (88.9 mm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1900-1910
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- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:Seller: N-210801stDibs: LU8923288382
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