Elegant Platinum Bracelet with 8.25 ct Diamonds by Chaumet, Paris c. 1925

A typical piece of Art Deco jewelry is the so-called line bracelet. As the name suggests, it elegantly wraps around the wrist in a uniformly narrow line without spreading out into a lavish display. With its restrained, graphic yet luxurious design, it was ideal for combining with other geometrically inspired jewels of the era - and is still a stylish companion to many pieces of jewelry today. The bracelet presented here is such a line bracelet in perfect execution: thirty sparkling diamonds in the so-called Old European Cut are lined up next to each other, resulting in a total carat weight of around 8.25 ct. Each stone is individually set in platinum, which gives the bracelet a pleasantly soft, flowing movement and brings out the brilliance of the gemstones to their best advantage. However, it is not only the high quality of the diamonds that makes this piece exceptional: fine engravings also decorate the sides of the bracelet and even the back of the clasp. The clasp is fitted with a safety notch, making it particularly secure and carefree to wear. The bracelet bears the hallmark of the famous Parisian Maison Chaumet: "JC" with a star and crescent moon. Joseph Chaumet took over the traditional house - founded in 1780 under the name Nitot - in 1885 and led it to international renown. Under his management, Chaumet became one of the style-defining houses of Art Nouveau and later Art Déco. In 1925, the house took part in the legendary Exposition internationale des Arts décoratifs et industriels modernes in Paris - the world exhibition that gave Art Déco its name. This bracelet also dates from this style-defining period. It is preserved in an antique box from the renowned London jeweler Asprey. We discovered it in London. An independent expert opinion on the quality of the diamonds is enclosed.

Estimate:£21,218.76

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