This pendant was crafted at the beginning of the 20th century, around 1910. It was an era of great change. The industrialization was in full swing and new crafting techniques were being developed. In this platinum and gold pendant, the forces of the new and the old can be seen folded together. At the center is a Madonna, holding the baby Jesus in her arms. They are carved into mother-of-pearl, mother natures pure beauty. Around the pendant tiny seed pearls are mounted to a platinum frame, the back is made out of yellow gold.
Here, man shows its talent of bending material to its will, using the newest techniques at its disposal. The setting of the diamond encircled in a tiny round frame, is typical for the period. By working with platinum, a refined framework is created that can hold both diamonds, the mother-of-pearl image as well as serving as a solid frame for the lines of seedpearls lobing around it.
Belle Epoque platinum and gold diamond and mother-of-pearl pendant
A mother of pearl portrait of the Madonna and child at the center, surrounded by a platinum diamond frame with a 18k gold back. The frame is decorated with natural seed pearls. There are 8 diamonds that are old-cut. The biggest diamond of which is approx. 0.1ct. There are 8 diamonds of about 0.05 ct that are old-cut and nine tiny rose-cut diamonds. The total is approx 0.4 ct diamonds
At the back. which is made out of yellow gold, some tiny repairs can be seen, at one side. Four connections in total show repair. See pictures.
