Boucles d'oreilles en forme d'insectes, en argent 925 et argent doré, cercles en or 14K (env. 0,22 g). Serties de 46 diamants taille rose (env. 0,55 ct), 2 rubis (env. 0,15 ct) et 2 citrines (env. 10 ct). Poids total : 7 g.
Le motif animalier, et tout particulièrement celui de l'insecte, connaît un engouement marqué dans la joaillerie occidentale dès le XIXe siècle, porté par l'intérêt pour les sciences naturelles. L'usage du diamant taille rose, technique de coupe ancienne privilégiant l'éclat à la profondeur, situe vraisemblablement la fabrication de cette paire dans cette tradition joaillière naturaliste.
Insect-form earrings in silver 925 and gilt silver, 14k gold hoops (approx. 0.22 g). Set with 46 rose-cut diamonds (approx. 0.55 ct), 2 rubies (approx. 0.15 ct) and 2 citrines (approx. 10 ct). Total weight: 7 g.
Animal motifs, and insects in particular, enjoyed considerable popularity in Western jewellery from the nineteenth century onward, driven by a wider fascination with the natural sciences. The use of rose-cut diamonds — an earlier cutting technique favouring brilliance over depth — situates the likely manufacture of this pair within that naturalist jewellery tradition.
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