Festooned choker, last quarter of 1800s, example... Lot 209

Festooned choker, last quarter of 1800s, example of Garland Style in silver and gold, diamonds i rosettes and 9 cushion-cut and 1 drop-cut natural aquamarines totaling 195 ct. The workmanship, presumably of French origin, testifies to the 19th-century recontextualization of earlier Marie Antoinette jewelry in which ribboned bows and plant festoons unfold in a gag structure. Length 44.5 cm Total weight 95.70 g Late 1800s presumably French silver and gold Garland style neckpiece mounting 9 cuschion and 1 pear cut aquamarines totalling approx. 195 ct and rosette diamonds.