Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Our curators have highlighted 5 objects that are related to Bracelet, ca. 1925.

A vertically placed platinum and diamond brooch in a stable upper design with lower hanging elements. The upper brooch consists of a diamond encrusted flower arrangement symmetrically placed on both sides of a vertical rounded oval encrusted with small round diamonds and a square diamond facing upward at the top, all surrounding a large round diamond with three leaves made from marquise cut diamonds atop. The bouquets and oval meet at the middle where a pattern of three baguettes placed vertically are streaming down from underneath the large round diamond in the center traveling through to the middle connected to a horizontally placed rectangle embellished with small baguettes, a square and a semicircle diamond at each end. A single horizontally placed baguette connects to the underside of the above followed by a semicircle diamond where a link attaches the stable aspect of the brooch with the hanging design. A vertically placed baguette with the arc segment from a diamond encrusted semicircle attaches to the setting where two horizontally placed baguettes are mounted, side by side. A succession of marquise diamonds horizontally placed are connected starting with three, to two and finally one where the brooch ends. This brooch could easily fit into the palm of your hand. The photograph captures the brooch in dramatic light where the brightest is reflected on the brooch then dissipates gradually into darkness against a gray ground with a dark cast shadow showing that the light was shining from above front.

Brooch, ca. 1925
diamonds, platinum.
Neil Lane Collection.
59.2016.16

This object was made by Oscar Heyman & Bros..

A diamond encrusted bracelet with geometric forms set in platinum divided into three sections with thick diamond links connecting them. The middle section consists of a central marquise cut gemstone in a vertical orientation with baguettes and round diamonds on each side clustered to appear like arrows. Additional round diamonds are positioned to resemble a geometric jigsaw puzzle connected with a small amount of space in between throughout the section. The two adjacent sections consist of a centered long hexagonal cut gemstone with the same design surrounding it consisting of trapezoidal cuts in a vertical orientation. Emanating from the top and bottom of the centered design are trapezoidal forms composed of round diamonds overlapping the edges of the bracelet. To the right and left of the center cut gemstone are two baguettes in a continuous horizontal plane with three marquise gems on both sides vertically placed increasing in size toward the ends of the section. The bracelet ends with a curved form of round diamonds following the curve of the marquise gemstone and clusters of baguettes appear before a diamond encrusted fold-over clasp. The bar part of the clasp ends the bracelet on the opposite end. The photograph captures the bracelet resting on a diagonal with one end on the bottom left and the other end terminating on the upper right. A cast shadow appears on the lower edge of the bracelet that is resting on a white ground.

Bracelet With Geometric Gemstones, ca. 1930
diamonds, platinum.
Collection of the Newark Museum, Purchase 2007, Friends of the Decorative....
40.2016.3

Wide band bracelet with diamonds set in platinum. The design is of thick double swirls of small diamonds near the top and bottom causing a closed look. Within the center of each swirl is a single large brilliant-cut diamond for a total of five diamonds. Above and below the swirls are triangles of small diamonds with the look of a Persian minarets.

Wide Band Bracelet, 1928
diamonds, platinum.
Private Collection.
41.2016.18

A link-chain platinum bracelet encrusted with large white diamonds. The three links are chunky, oblong shapes encrusted with round-cut diamonds. The three joined sections are geometric in shape, with a rectangular center encrusted in round-cut diamonds that has a triangular shape above and below encrusted with baguette-cut diamonds. In the center of each rectangle is a large circular diamond flanked by two small baguette-cut diamonds.

Bracelet, 1929
diamonds, platinum.
Private Collection.
41.2016.16

This is a link bracelet of diamonds and platinum. Each of the seven pave circles is linked to the other by a pave diamond bar. The clasp is one of the bars.

Bracelet
diamonds, platinum.
Private Collection.
41.2016.20

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