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Platinum, natural pearl and diamond brooch
European
c. 1910
Medium/Technique
Platinum, diamond, natural pearl
Dimensions
Diameter and depth: 4 x 1.5 cm (1 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the heirs of Bettina Looram de Rothschild
Accession Number2013.1778
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionEdwardian style round openwork brooch with central pearl (approx. 7.0 mm) highlighted by eight old European-cut diamonds (approx. 3 carats) and 166 old European and single-cut diamonds (approx. 2.75 carats). The design suggests a flower or snow flake and is surrounded by a rim of small round diamonds
Marks
unmarked
ProvenanceBy 1938, Clarice de Rothschild (b. 1894 – d. 1967), Vienna and New York [see note 1]; by descent to her daughter, Bettina Looram de Rothschild (b. 1924 - d. 2012); about 1990/1992, given by Bettina Looram de Rothschild to members of her family; 2013, gift of the heirs of Bettina Looram de Rothschild to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 18, 2013)
NOTES:
[1] With the Anschluss, or annexation of Austria to Nazi Germany in March, 1938, the possessions of Alphonse and Clarice de Rothschild of Vienna were seized almost immediately by Nazi forces. However, at the time the couple was traveling in London, where Clarice de Rothschild had taken her jewelry. The jewelry was never confiscated, and remained in her possession.
NOTES:
[1] With the Anschluss, or annexation of Austria to Nazi Germany in March, 1938, the possessions of Alphonse and Clarice de Rothschild of Vienna were seized almost immediately by Nazi forces. However, at the time the couple was traveling in London, where Clarice de Rothschild had taken her jewelry. The jewelry was never confiscated, and remained in her possession.