French Belle Epoque Platinum Diamond and Blue Topaz Necklace feed-condition-used The use of synthetic rubies

The use of synthetic rubies became popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

The flowers

He very much saw himself as an artist

The bracelet’s construction is distinctly Art Deco - geometric

The necklace survives in its original fitted case

French Belle Epoque Platinum Diamond and Blue Topaz Necklace feed-condition-used The use of synthetic rubiesAn elegant French Belle poque necklace in platinum, designed with a delicate chain suspending a diamond set openwork oval, from which drop a sparkling old cut diamond and a briolette cut blue topaz. This jewel embodies the refinement of the Belle poque (18901914), when Parisian jewellers created jewels of lightness and grace , often using platinum for its strength and ability to hold the finest, most delicate settings. The pendant is set with natural