Timeless elegance: platinum and gold earrings with 5.50-carat rose-cut diamonds

These magnificent dangling earrings, crafted in platinum and 18-carat yellow and red gold, elegantly combine the artistic refinement of the Belle Époque with the bold and elegant geometry of Art Deco. Enhanced by two exceptional pear-shaped rose-cut diamonds totaling 2.91 carats, these pieces are adorned with four additional rose-cut diamonds, bringing the total weight to approximately 5.50 carats. Their intricate settings enhance the sparkling diamonds, creating an extraordinary balance between sophistication and elegance, making these earrings a timeless treasure dating from the 1920s.

antique jewelry object group
long dangling earrings

Condition
very good condition
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Country of origin
unknown

Style
Halfway between Art Deco and the Belle Époque, Art Deco is an eclectic artistic and design style that originated in Paris in the early decades of the 20th century. Emerging in the 1920s, it lasted until after the Second World War. The term "Art Deco" was widely used for the first time after an exhibition in 1966, in reference to the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, which marked the height of high-end modern style in Paris. Led by the best decorative arts designers, such as in fashion and interior decoration, Art Deco influenced all areas of design throughout the 1920s and 1930s, including architecture and industrial design, as well as visual arts like painting, graphic arts, and cinema. At the time, this style was seen as elegant, glamorous, functional, and modern. See also: Art Deco.

The Belle Époque is a period of European social history that began at the end of the 19th century and lasted until the First World War. Taking place during the era of the French Third Republic and the German Empire, it was retrospectively named "Belle Époque": it came to be seen as a "golden age." The great European powers and new technologies improved life, and commercial arts adapted Renaissance and 18th-century styles to modern forms. In the United States, newly wealthy after the Panic of 1873, this comparable era was called the "Gilded Age." In the United Kingdom, this period overlaps with the end of what is called the Victorian era and the period known as the "Edwardian era."
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Style specifics
It is something between the Belle Époque and Art Deco.
The Belle Époque (in French, "Belle Époque") is a period in European social history that began at the end of the 19th century with the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) and lasted until the First World War (1914-1918).

Taking place during the era of the French Third Republic and the German Empire, the "Belle Époque" was named retrospectively, when it began to be regarded as a "golden age": the great European powers, new technologies improved life, and commercial arts adapted Renaissance and 18th-century styles to modern forms.

In the newly wealthy United States, coming out of the Panic of 1873, this comparable era was called the "Gilded Age." In the United Kingdom, this era coincides with the end of the Victorian era and the period known as the "Edwardian era."

In the Belle Époque, coal and cheap labor contributed to the cult of the orchid and enabled the perfection of fruits grown under glass, while the apparatus of state dinners extended to the upper classes; champagne was perfected during the Belle Époque. Exotic feathers and furs occupied a more important place than ever in fashion, with haute couture being invented in Paris, the center of the Belle Époque, where fashion began to evolve on an annual cycle; in Paris, restaurants like Maxim's reached new splendor and prestige by becoming parade grounds for the wealthy, and the Opéra Garnier devoted immense spaces to staircases, similar venues for spectacle.

After the middle of the century, railways connected all the major cities of Europe to spa towns like Biarritz and Deauville; their carriages were strictly divided into first and second class, but the wealthiest began to order private cars, exclusivity being the mark of opulent luxury. The bohemian lifestyle acquired a different glamour, practiced in the cabarets of Montmartre.

Art Deco
Abstract motifs and geometric shapes are typical of the Art Deco period. Art Deco moves away from the soft pastels and organic forms of its predecessor, Art Nouveau, and draws inspiration from many early 20th-century styles and movements, including Neoclassicism, Constructivism, Cubism, Modernism, and Futurism. Its popularity peaked in Europe during the Roaring Twenties and continued in the United States until the 1930s. Although many design movements have political or philosophical roots or intentions, Art Deco is purely decorative.

Period
around 1920
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Material
platinum and 18-carat yellow and red gold (tested on touchstone)
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Diamonds
Two large pear-shaped rose-cut diamonds, with a total weight of 2.91 ct (one of 1.45 ct and the other of 1.46 ct)
Quatre rose-cut diamonds. We have not removed the other four rose-cut diamonds from their settings, but we estimate that the two upper stones weigh about 0.80 carat each and the two middle stones about 0.50 carat each, giving an estimated combined total weight of 2.60 carats.
The total weight of the six rose-cut diamonds in these earrings is therefore approximately 5.50 carats.

All weights, color grades, and diamond clarity are approximate, as we generally do not remove the stones from their settings to preserve the integrity of the piece. However, the two largest stones were removed to obtain their exact weight, while the remaining four diamonds were left in their settings.
All the diamonds we offer are checked by the IJGC to determine if they are natural or synthetic, and all the diamonds in this jewel are guaranteed to be 100% natural.

Birthstones
Diamond is the birthstone (or birth month stone) for the month of April.
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Characteristics
No marks.
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Dimensions
height 3.53 cm (1.39 inches)
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Weight
7.50 grams (4.82 dwt)

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