Art Deco bar brooch with diamonds coral and onyx

This 14K yellow gold Art Deco brooch from 1920 has an old marquise cut diamond encrusted in platinum as its eye-catcher riveted in an oval cabochon cut coral. An oval cabochon cut onyx with a rim of 54 old mine brilliant cut diamonds invigorates the bright coral colour and the diamond shimmer even more. Every single element of this timeless jewel is worthy of admiration.

Antique jewelry object group: bar brooch

Condition: excellent condition
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Country of origin: Austria-Hungaria

Style: Art Deco - Art Deco is an eclectic artistic and design style which had its origins in Paris in the first decades of the 20th century. The style originated in the 1920s and continued to be employed until after World War II. The term "art deco" first saw wide use after an exhibition in 1966, referring to the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes that was the culmination of high-end style moderne in Paris. Led by the best designers in the decorative arts such as fashion, and interior design, Art Deco affected all areas of design throughout the 1920s and 1930s, including architecture and industrial design, as well as the visual arts such as painting, the graphic arts and film. At the time, this style was seen as elegant, glamorous, functional and modern.
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Style specifics: Abstract motives and geometrical forms are quite typical for the Art Deco period. Art Deco moved away from the soft pastels and organic forms of its style predecessor, Art Nouveau, and embraced influences from many different styles and movements of the early 20th century, including Neoclassical, Constructivism, Cubism, Modernism, and Futurism. Its popularity peaked in Europe during the Roaring Twenties and continued strongly in the United States through the 1930s. Although many design movements have political or philosophical roots or intentions, Art Deco was purely decorative.

Period: ca. 1920
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Material: 14K yellow gold and platinum , although most of this jewel is in yellow gold, the diamonds are set in platinum. This finds it origin in a much older period (see explanation on silver on gold).
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Extra information: Austria-Hungary - Austria-Hungary, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in Central Europe, which operated from 1867 to October 1918, following the end of World War I. The union was a result of the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, under which the House of Habsburg agreed to share power with the separate Hungarian government, dividing the territory of the former Austrian Empire between them. The Austrian and the Hungarian lands became independent entities enjoying equal status.

Austria-Hungary was a multinational realm and one of the world's great powers at the time. Austria-Hungary was geographically the second largest country in Europe after the Russian Empire, and the third most populous (after Russia and the German Empire). The Empire built up the fourth largest machine building industry of the world (after the United States, German Empire and the United Kingdom).

The dual monarchy existed for 51 years until it dissolved on 31 October 1918 at the end of World War I. Many modern-day nation states have emerged in the territory formerly belonging to the realm. These include Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, large parts of Serbia and Romania, and smaller parts of Italy, Montenegro, Poland and Ukraine. (from: Wikipedia)

Diamonds: One old navette (also called marquise) cut diamond with an estimated weight of approx. 0.44 crt. and 54 old mine brilliant cut diamonds with a total estimated weight of approx. 1.12 crt.
Note: All diamond weights, color grades and clarity are approximate since the stones were not removed from their mounts to preserve the integrity of the setting.

Total diamond weight: approx. 1.56 crt.

Precious stones: onyx and coral
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Birthstones: Diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for April and onyx for July.
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Hallmarks: Austria-Hungarian hallmarks for 14K gold jewelry made in Vienna
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Dimensions: 4,26 cm (1,68 inch) x 0,90 cm (0,35 inch)

Weight: 8.90 gram (5.72 dwt)

Reference Nº: 12268-0078

Copyright photography: Adin, fine antique jewelry

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