Moonstone, diamond and sapphire demi-parure, Elmar Seidler, 1930s

Comprising: a pendant necklace, the drop decorated on front and back with intricate metal work, millegrain-set with a moonstone pendeloque, cabochon moonstones, brilliant-, single-cut, marquise-shaped and baguette diamonds and circular-cut sapphires, length approximately 510mm; and a ring, size 57, unsigned.

Pendant: Drop-shaped moonstone measuring approximately 30.00 x 11.69 x 8.37mm. Moonstone cabochons with blue aventurescence, sapphires well matched in colour, blue of medium saturation. Diamonds bright and lively. Clasp secure, safety catch. Ring: Moonstone cabochon measuring approximately 16.39 x 14.16 x 8.54mm, with blue aventurescence. Diamonds bright and lively. Diamonds estimated to weigh a total of approximately 7.00 - 8.00 carats, on average I-K colour, VS-SI colour, as gauged and graded in the mount. Signs of normal wear to the metal, consistent with age and use. In very good condition. Total gross weight approximately 55 grams.
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Elmar Seidler (1904-1976) began his career as a goldsmith's apprentice at the age of fourteen, in the town of Konstanz, Germany, where he was born. In 1921, he moved to Munich where he trained with renowned Art Nouveau jeweller Karl Rothmüller. By 1926, having attained the level of master jeweller, he opened his own shop on Schellingstrasse, in Munich. Highly active in the 1930s, a t.mes in which the Art Deco style was all the rage in Europe, Seidler's jewels of decidedly ancient Greek and Roman inspiration would have stood out as unique, as they do today.