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live November 24 | 10:00 AM
De Zwaan Amsterdam

253 - A granulated diamond brooch by Elisabeth Treskow, designed as a rounded rectangle and decorated with granulated birds and old brilliant-cut diamonds, weighing approximately 1.00 ct. Elisabeth Treskow (August 20, 1898 – October 6, 1992) was a pioneering German goldsmith, silversmith, educator, author, and jewelry designer based primarily in Cologne. She is historically recognized as one of the earliest professional women in her field and is celebrated for rediscovering the ancient Etruscan technique of granulation around 1930.Throughout her career, her exceptional craftsmanship earned international acclaim, including a Gold Medal at the 1937 Paris World’s Fair, and her legacy is preserved in prestigious institutions such as London’s Victoria and Albert Museum and Cologne’s Museum für Angewandte Kunst (MAKK). Marked “ET” on the back. Marked with the Dutch import mark for 14k gold, 14.2 g, 23 x 78.9 mm [1]

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€800 - 1,000

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32.5%

A granulated diamond brooch by Elisabeth Treskow, designed as a rounded rectangle and decorated with granulated birds and old brilliant-cut diamonds, weighing approximately 1.00 ct. Elisabeth Treskow (August 20, 1898 – October 6, 1992) was a pioneering German goldsmith, silversmith, educator, author, and jewelry designer based primarily in Cologne. She is historically recognized as one of the earliest professional women in her field and is celebrated for rediscovering the ancient Etruscan technique of granulation around 1930.Throughout her career, her exceptional craftsmanship earned international acclaim, including a Gold Medal at the 1937 Paris World’s Fair, and her legacy is preserved in prestigious institutions such as London’s Victoria and Albert Museum and Cologne’s Museum für Angewandte Kunst (MAKK). Marked “ET” on the back. Marked with the Dutch import mark for 14k gold, 14.2 g, 23 x 78.9 mm [1]

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Jewelry
Tuesday, November 24
10:00 AM
Keizersgracht 474
1017 EG Amsterdam, Netherlands

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De Zwaan Amsterdam +31 2 06 22 04 47 info@dezwaan.nl
On Drouot for 1 year avec More than 18,000 lots published

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