Art Deco Chinoiserie Carved Citrine Diamond Pendant

Spain, circa 1930 This ornate Art Deco era 18K gold and platinum pendant features a carved bone bust of praying Madonna shaded with purple, brown and gold paint. The carving is exec...

This rare pendant was made in Saint Petersburg between 1904 and 1908 by Carl Blank, jeweler of the Russian Imperial Court and Tsar Nicholas II. The pendant is finely crafted in matte platinum (front) and 14K gold (back). It features two excellent red spinels from Burma accented by old mine cut diamonds. The spinels were tested by Swiss Gemmological Institute in Basel (test report no. 87913) and found to be natural and untreated. Estimated total spinel weight is 2.70 carats. Approximate total diamond weight is 3.18 carats. In the early 1900s, platinum was an exotic metal. In Russia, it was rarely used in jewelry (not until 1930s). Apparently only jewelers of the Imperial court like Faberge, Bolin and Blank experimented with platinum. Marked on frame with 56 zolotnik old Russian gold standard (there was no mark for platinum at that time) and on bail with maker’s initials ‘ CB’ for Carl Blank, St. Petersburg assay mark with initials ‘AP’ for assay master Alexander Romanov...

Circa 1930 This striking Art Deco pendant is finely handcrafted in milgrain platinum. It is centered with a rhombus shaped polished black onyx plaque...

Circa 1910 This very large ornate 14K gold locket pendant is designed in Art Nouveau taste of the period. The pendant is embellished with excellent bluish white guilloche enamel. T...

An Art Deco platinum charm pendant designed as a sailing yacht or sailboat with diamond and citrine sails on a sapphire boat. The charm is set with 25 round brilliant cut diamonds, t...

Art Deco 1920's Art Deco Lavaliere style Platinum and pink gold handmade pendant. A diamond shaped citrine, set sideways with a halo of seed pearls...

This unmatched Art Deco platinum pendant features four intricately carved leaf-motif cabochon rubies, totaling 4 carats, with a GIA certificate confirming Burmese origin and no heat ...

A delicate Art Deco necklace with an octagonal faceted citrine in an intense orange colour. Additionally decorated with rose-cut diamonds and black enamel, one enamel line element is...