1669 - Designer Jewelry: Round opal brooch with brilliant-cut diamonds and a latticework design

Designer Jewelry: Round opal brooch with brilliant-cut diamonds and a latticework design Design: Wilhelm Buchert (1939 Zwickau – 2023 Kiel) One-of-a-kind piece, 1989. 900/- fine gold and 950/- platinum, unhallmarked, tested. Total weight: 25.9 g. Engraved signature, date: Buchert, (19)89, cabochon-cut opal (dimensions: 17 x 12 mm). 4 brilliant-cut diamonds, approx. 0.4 ct. Diameter: 6.5 cm. Pin with safety clasp. Very good condition. Exceptional artist’s brooch with a geometric-sculptural design. A delicate, circular platinum band encircles an asymmetrically arranged composition of sculpturally crafted gold surfaces and a fine-meshed, net-like structure. A teardrop-shaped precious opal with a vibrant, multicolored play of light forms the visual focal point. Four brilliant-cut diamonds provide subtle accents of light along the linear design. The dynamic interplay of solid and transparent elements, geometric clarity, and organic forms gives the brooch its distinctive artistic expression. A distinctive, one-of-a-kind piece of German designer jewelry from the late 1980s that blurs the boundaries between a piece of jewelry and a wearable sculpture.