Art Deco Diamond Bow Brooch In Platinum

A remarkable brooch from the Art Deco period featuring a strikingly realistic bow, crafted in platinum and entirely set with half-cut diamonds. This creation immediately captivates with the quality of its design, the balance of its proportions, and the remarkable craftsmanship of its execution. Despite its deliberately geometric composition—characteristic of the Art Deco aesthetic—the bow retains a particularly convincing sense of suppleness and movement, as if the ribbon had just been tied.

The entire piece is set with half-cut diamonds in a pavé setting with exemplary uniformity. The prongs, extremely discreet, recede almost entirely into the background, allowing the diamonds to appear across their entire surface and fully express their brilliance. The seamless continuity of the perfectly uniform pavé setting creates a veritable carpet of light, the quality of which is apparent both to the eye and to the touch. The surface is remarkably smooth, a testament to goldsmithing of the highest caliber.

The setting demonstrates exceptional mastery of platinum craftsmanship. The filigree outlining each element is exceptionally delicate; the edges remain sharp and perfectly even, while the forms are subtly sculpted. The different sections of the ribbon are clearly distinct and naturally reproduce the folds, tensions, and layers of a real fabric bow. The slightly open loops and tapered ends lend depth, texture, and lightness to the composition—qualities emblematic of the finest Art Deco creations.

The reverse side is crafted to the same exacting standards. The finely executed honeycomb openwork lightens the setting. This finish, invisible when the brooch is worn, illustrates the care taken with every detail and is one of the hallmarks of the high jewelry workshops of that era.

The body of the brooch is crafted from platinum (marked with a dog’s head hallmark), while the pin is made of 750/°° white gold (18 KT, marked with an eagle’s head hallmark)—a traditional combination found in the great French creations of the first third of the 20th century.

With the purity of its design, the exceptional quality of its pavé setting, the finesse of its architecture, and the care taken even in its hidden parts, this brooch stands as a remarkable example of Art Deco jewelry. It possesses a rare visual presence: without ever being ostentatious, it immediately captures the eye with the elegance of its proportions, the artistry of its forms, and the perfectly controlled brilliance of its pavé setting. It thus embodies all the qualities sought after in the finest creations of this period, in which technical virtuosity serves an aesthetic of remarkable modernity.

Total diamond weight estimated at approximately 10 carats

Gross weight: 10.53 g

Condition: very good condition, imperceptible micro-scratches on the metal, natural inclusions in the diamonds not visible to the naked eye

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Our reference: ES10227