Beschreibung:

SUITE OF RUBY AND DIAMOND JEWELRY A necklace, centering upon a detachable pendant, of openwork and geometric design, set with oval-cut rubies and old European-cut diamonds, attached to a ruby and diamond chain of similar design, mounted in platinum ( may be worn as four bracelets )-- 28¼ in. long ; and a pair of ear pendants en suite Necklace signed by Tiffany & Co., Paris Art Deco was an outgrowth of the modernist art movements in France and remained primarily a French style for many years . American jewelers adopted a restrained version of Art Deco, suitable for the American taste. Tiffany & Co. translated the new style into their repetoire only after the movement had reached it's peek in the 1920's most likely due to the reluctance of of Louis Comfort Tiffany artistic director of the company until 1918, who was not an enthusiastic proponont of Art Deco.R Tiffany & Co. incorporated charateristic Art Deco motifs of geometric forms and abstract patterning such as stepped motifs derived from Mayan and Aztec temples and sky scrapers just beginning to emerge in New York City. Precious coloured gemstones and hardstones were juxtaposed in novel setting and diamonds were cut in the latest baquette, trapezium, table and square shapes. Tiffany's jewelry in this style reached it's zenith at their 1939 New York World's Fair exibit, designed under the direction of A. L. Barney, where they displayed a necklace composed of a 217 carat aquamarine set into a diamond mounting with spirals and stepped motifs and a stylized orchid brooch made up of baquette diamonds and rubies. Tiffany utilized traditional colored gemstones in their Art Deco jewelry with a preference for emeralds and sapphires over rubies which are rarely found in their jewelry designs. The illustrated ruby and diamond sautoir is an unique example of Tiffany's work of this period. It is marked "Tiffany & Co. Paris" Which means that it was made in Paris to their specifications. Like all jewelry that Tiffany commissioned an outside workshop to produce, this piece is indistinguishable from the jewelry that was made on their premises. Beginning in 1850 Tiffany first maintained an office than a branch store in Paris which remained open until the 1940's. (2)