Belle Epoque diamond tiara also pendant, necklace or brooch

Antique jewelry object group: tiara, but can also be worn as pendant, necklace, or brooch

Condition: very good condition
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Country of origin: unknown

Style: Belle Époque - The Belle Époque (French for "Beautiful Era") was a period in European social history that began during the late 19th century and lasted until World War I. Occurring during the time of the French Third Republic and the German Empire, the "Belle Époque" was named in retrospect, when it began to be considered a "golden age" the major powers of Europe, new technologies improved lives and the commercial arts adapted Renaissance and eighteenth-century styles to modern forms. In the newly rich United States, emerging from the Panic of 1873, the comparable epoch was dubbed the Gilded Age. In the United Kingdom, this epoch overlaps the end of what is called the Victorian Era there and the period named the Edwardian Era. or more info on styles

Style specifics: The Belle Époque (French for "Beautiful Era") was a period in European social history that began during the late 19th century from the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) and lasted until World War I (1914-18).

Occurring during the time of the French Third Republic and the German Empire, the "Belle Époque" was named in retrospect, when it began to be considered a "golden age" the major powers of Europe, new technologies improved lives and the commercial arts adapted Renaissance and eighteenth-century styles to modern forms.

In the newly rich United States, emerging from the Panic of 1873, the comparable epoch was dubbed the Gilded Age. In the United Kingdom, this epoch overlaps the end of what is called the Victorian Era there and the period named the Edwardian Era.

In the Belle Époque cheap coal and cheap labour contributed to the cult of the orchid and made possible the perfection of fruits grown under glass, as the apparatus of state dinners extended to the upper classes; champagne was perfected during the Belle Époque. Exotic feathers and furs were more prominently featured in fashion than ever before, as haute couture was invented in Paris, the centre of the Belle Époque, where fashion began to move in a yearly cycle; in Paris restaurants such as Maxim's achieved a new splendour and cachet as places for the rich to parade, and the Opéra Garnier devoted enormous spaces to staircases as similar show places.

After mid-century, railways linked all the major cities of Europe to spa towns like Biarritz and Deauville; their carriages were rigorously divided into first-class and second-class, but the super-rich now began to commission private railway coaches, as exclusivity was a hallmark of opulent luxury. Bohemian lifestyles gained a different glamour, pursued in the cabarets of Montmartre.

Period: ca. 1900
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Material: 18k yellow and pink gold and silver, see also: The silver on gold technique (touchstone tested)
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Technique: changing between the way of wearing can be easily done by a screw system at the back of the jewel (see pictures).

Extra information: Tiara - A type of head ornament worn by ladies, usually royalty or members of the nobility, on state or formal occasion. Tiaras vary greatly in form and degree of ornamentation but usually are curved (less than a semi-circular) vertical band with a central peak, all encrusted with diamonds or other gemstones.

In the Victorian era in England some necklaces were made so that the central part could be detached and worn as a tiara; in Russia and England a type of necklace could in its entirety be worn as a tiara. The term originally was applied to the head-dress worn by the ancient Persians; it is now also applied to the triple crown of the Pope.

Diamonds in the aigrette (feather):
27 rose cut diamonds. We do not have the weight of the diamonds which is normal in our trade when it comes to rose cuts.
8 old mine brilliant cut diamonds with an estimated weight of ± 3.03 ct.
61 old mine brilliant cut diamonds with an estimated weight of ± 2.46 ct.

Diamonds in head ornament:
18 rose cut diamonds. We do not have the weight of the diamonds which is normal in our trade when it comes to rose cuts.
39 old mine brilliant cut diamonds with an estimated weight of ± 1.16 ct.

Diamonds in loop ring for pendant:
4 rose cut diamonds. We do not have the weight of the diamonds which is normal in our trade when it comes to rose cuts.

Total diamond count in all loose pieces together: 157 pcs (49 rose cut diamonds and 108 old brilliant cut diamonds)

Total diamond weight: (without rose cuts) approx. 6.65 crt. with an average colour and clarity: H/K, vs/i

- All diamond weights, color grades and clarity are approximate since stones are not removed from their mounts to preserve the integrity of the setting. Also we have all diamonds screened by the IJGC - lab (www.ijgc-worldwide.com) for whether they are natural or synthetic, and all diamonds in this jewel are 100% guaranteed to be natural!

Birthstones: Diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for April.
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Hallmarks: No trace.
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Dimensions: - See picture with a ruler in cm and inches

Weight: 51,20 gram (32,92 dwt)

Reference Nº: 19260-0010

Copyright photography: Adin, fine antique jewelry

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