NO RESERVE - A FINE ART DECO EGYPTIAN REVIVAL DIAMOND DOUBLE CLIP...
NO RESERVE - A FINE ART DECO EGYPTIAN REVIVAL DIAMOND DOUBLE CLIP BROOCH in platinum, comprising two clip brooches modelled as lotus flowers, set throughout with old cut, single cut, baguette cut and brilliant cut diamonds, the diamonds all totalling 12.5-13.5 carats, with fitting for wear as one single brooch, no assay marks, 7.8cm, 36.5g.
Catalogue note:
Egyptian Revival jewellery enjoyed a remarkable resurgence during the Art Deco period, its highly stylised vocabulary finding an especially natural expression in the geometric and exoticism of the age. The discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 further intensified the fascination with ancient Egypt, inspiring jewellers to reinterpret pharaonic motifs through the sophisticated materials and modernist aesthetic of the 1920s and 1930s.
The lotus flower was among the most evocative of these motifs. Revered in ancient Egypt as a symbol of regeneration, rebirth and the rising sun, the lotus was frequently represented in jewellery and the decorative arts, where its distinctive fan-like petals lent themselves particularly well to the symmetry and stylisation favoured by Art Deco designers. In the present jewel, the motif is translated into a pair of finely articulated lotus-form clip brooches, their outlines defined by an intricate arrangement of old and single-cut diamonds, while baguette and brilliant-cut stones introduce the crisp geometry characteristic of the period.
Designed to be worn either individually or together, the two clips exemplify the versatility and ingenuity of fine Art Deco jewellery. When joined to form a single jewel, the opposing lotus flowers create a balanced and highly architectural composition, the platinum setting providing an almost weightless framework for the profusion of diamonds. The combination of ancient Egyptian symbolism with the refined geometry of platinum and the brilliance of diamonds is quintessentially Art Deco, reflecting the period's enduring fascination with the past while embracing the modernity of the new century.
With its bold scale, sophisticated construction and distinctive Egyptian Revival vocabulary, the present brooch is an especially striking example of the manner in which jewellers of the Art Deco era transformed archaeological inspiration into jewels of distinctly modern character.
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NO RESERVE - A FINE ART DECO EGYPTIAN REVIVAL DIAMOND DOUBLE CLIP BROOCH in platinum, comprising two clip brooches modelled as lotus flowers, set throughout with old cut, single cut, baguette cut and brilliant cut diamonds, the diamonds all totalling 12.5-13.5 carats, with fitting for wear as one single brooch, no assay marks, 7.8cm, 36.5g.
Catalogue note:
Egyptian Revival jewellery enjoyed a remarkable resurgence during the Art Deco period, its highly stylised vocabulary finding an especially natural expression in the geometric and exoticism of the age. The discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 further intensified the fascination with ancient Egypt, inspiring jewellers to reinterpret pharaonic motifs through the sophisticated materials and modernist aesthetic of the 1920s and 1930s.
The lotus flower was among the most evocative of these motifs. Revered in ancient Egypt as a symbol of regeneration, rebirth and the rising sun, the lotus was frequently represented in jewellery and the decorative arts, where its distinctive fan-like petals lent themselves particularly well to the symmetry and stylisation favoured by Art Deco designers. In the present jewel, the motif is translated into a pair of finely articulated lotus-form clip brooches, their outlines defined by an intricate arrangement of old and single-cut diamonds, while baguette and brilliant-cut stones introduce the crisp geometry characteristic of the period.
Designed to be worn either individually or together, the two clips exemplify the versatility and ingenuity of fine Art Deco jewellery. When joined to form a single jewel, the opposing lotus flowers create a balanced and highly architectural composition, the platinum setting providing an almost weightless framework for the profusion of diamonds. The combination of ancient Egyptian symbolism with the refined geometry of platinum and the brilliance of diamonds is quintessentially Art Deco, reflecting the period's enduring fascination with the past while embracing the modernity of the new century.
With its bold scale, sophisticated construction and distinctive Egyptian Revival vocabulary, the present brooch is an especially striking example of the manner in which jewellers of the Art Deco era transformed archaeological inspiration into jewels of distinctly modern character.
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