MAGNIFICANT BELLE EPOQUE DIAMOND NECKLACE

Description:

AROUND 1880/90
L 35,3 cm
585/000 rose gold with silver (tested). 24 old-cut diamonds and 173 rose-cut diamonds totalling ca. 6.13 ct I-K/SI-P. Diadem from the 19th century reworked with an S-hook and a silver round anchor chain to a necklace. A missing diamond has been replaced by a cubic zirconia. Signs of wear commensurate with age. Weight 60.0 g.
Private property Bavaria.
Literature:
Hanns Rothmüller: Jewelry and Jewels, Munich 1978. For the type, see p. 131, Fig. 109.
The piece of jewelry was originally designed to be convertible and with the help of a headband it could be worn as a tiara.