Art Deco diamond ruby onyx bracelet, Lacloche attributed

Antique jewelry object group
- bracelet

Condition
- excellent condition
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Country of origin
- France

Style
- Art Deco - Art Deco is an eclectic artistic and design style which had its origins in Paris in the first decades of the 20th century. The style originated in the 1920s and continued to be employed until after World War II. The term "art deco" first sawwide use after an exhibition in 1966, referring to the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes that was the culmination of high-end style modern in Paris. Led by the best designers in the decorative arts such asfashion, and interior design, Art Deco affected all areas of design throughout the 1920s and 1930s, including architecture and industrial design, as well as the visual arts such as painting, the graphic arts and film. At the time, this style was seen aselegant, glamorous, functional and modern.
- See also: Art Deco
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Style specifics
- Abstract motives and geometrical forms are quite typical for the Art Deco period. Art Deco moved away from the soft pastels and organic forms of its style predecessor, Art Nouveau, and embraced influences from many different styles and movements of the early 20th century, including Neoclassical, Constructivism, Cubism, Modernism,and Futurism. Its popularity peaked in Europe during the Roaring Twenties and continued strongly in the United States through the 1930s. Although many design movements have political or philosophical roots or intentions, Art Deco was purelydecorative.

Period
- ca. 1925
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Material
- platinum (touchstone tested)
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Extra information
- Based on the high quality of both design and craftsmanship we think this bracelet can be attributed to Lacloche Frères.

- Lacloche Frères - The patriarch of the Lacloche family was Hendricks Lacloche, and his six children (four boys and two girls) would all venture into the world of jewellery. Jules and Léopold Lacloche moved to Parisin 1892 to open LaclocheFrères (the best-known Lacloche company), but in Madrid their brothers Jacques and Fernand were selling Parisian jewels as Lacloche & Cie, while their sister Bertha had married Jacob Jacques Walewyk and was selling wedding trousseaus asWalewyk-Lacloche, and their other sister Emilie had married Joseph Cohen (Coven) in 1902, selling jewels as Coven-Lacloche.

Among their most famous Lacloche jewels are the exquisite ‚Äòpetit point‚Äô bracelets made from fine platinum grids ‚Äòstitched‚Äô with diamonds in embroidered patterns, as well as imaginative animal-themed gold accessories created in collaboration with JulienDuval and Paul Frey. Probably their most highly regarded pieces, however, are their sumptuous Art Deco jewels in the Chinoiserie and Egyptian revival styles, intricately set with jadeite, diamonds, and buff-topped calibré-cut coloured stones.Perhaps their most prestigious commission came in 1930, when the Duke of Westminster commissioned an extraordinary ‚Äòhalo‚Äô tiara from the firm for his bride Loella Ponsonby, which was set with the famed Arcot diamonds, eventually sold by Sotheby‚Äôs in1959.

At their peak around the time of this commission, Lacloche Frères were collaborating with some of the best Parisian manufacturers of the era, including Lalique, Strauss, Allard & Meyer, Alfred Langlois, Verger Frères, Henri Picq and Georges L‚ÄôEnfant, and catered to an elite clientele ofsocialites, aristocrats and royals throughout France, Spain, the UK, America and Argentina.

Unfortunately, despite their immense success, the business was struggling to stay afloat, and the very next year in 1931 they took the jewellery world by surprise by unexpectedly announcing their bankruptcy. Their jewels and premises were sold off, andthe heyday of Lacloche Frères came to an abrupt end. (From: Sotheby‚Äôs)

Diamonds
- 69 old mine brilliant cut diamonds with an estimated weight of ± 12.42ct.
- 24 single brilliant cut diamonds (also called 8/8)with an estimated weight of ± 2.46ct.

Total diamond count 153 pcs.Total diamond weight ± 14.88 crt. F/I, vs/si.

- All diamond weights, color grades and clarity are approximate since stones are not removed from their mounts to preserve the integrity of the setting.
- All diamonds we offer are screened by the IJGC (www.ijgc-worldwide.com) for whether they are natural or synthetic, and all diamonds in this jewel are 100% guaranteed to be natural.

Precious stones
- 18fancy cut onyx
- Twelvepear shaped rubies with an estimated weight of ± 4.80ct.
- 30carre cut rubies with an estimated weight of ± 1.80ct.

Total ruby count 42 pcs.Total ruby weight ± 6.60 crt.

- All color stone weights are approximate since stones are not removed from their mounts to preserve the integrity of the setting.
- It is a very common practice to treat gemstones to intensify their clarity or colour. The item in question has not been tested in this regard.

Birthstones
- diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for April
- ruby for July
- onyx also for July.
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Monogram
- Illegible remains of what appears to be a signature at backside of closure.

Hallmarks
- The French control mark for platinum representing a dog's head that was in use in France from about 1912.
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Dimensions
- width 1,17 cm (0,46 inch), length 18,00 cm (7,09 inch)
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Weight
- 31,90 gram (20,51 dwt)

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