Belle Époque Sapphire, Ruby and Diamond Bow Necklace

An elegant Belle Époque necklace centered by a delicately modeled bow in warm 14K rose gold. The bow motif is long associated with love, remembrance, and the tying together of two lives, and was especially fashionable in jewelry of this graceful period. Its softly curving loops and fluttering ribbon ends are accented with antique-cut diamonds and gathered at the center by a round ruby, introducing a vivid note of color.

Suspended from the bow are two slender, graduated drops set with old mine-cut and rose-cut diamonds. Each terminates in an oval blue sapphire surrounded by a sparkling diamond halo, with the slightly staggered lengths creating the lightness and movement characteristic of Belle Époque négligée necklaces. The contrast of rich blue sapphires, a deep red ruby, softly shimmering antique diamonds, and rosy gold gives this circa 1900 necklace an especially romantic character.

17 Inches In Length

Circa 1900