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Singaporean Peranakan diamond floral tassel necklace

DESCRIPTION

This is an exquisite Peranakan diamond floral tassel necklace from the 1900-1920s.
The open work necklace features classic nature motifs: the tassel for the spreading wings of the phoenix, and the curves and free flowing lines for climbing vines. The links of necklace are hand pressed and are in lovely flower-like shapes. The chain of necklace has a detachable design which makes changing the chain possible if desired.
The piece is handcrafted of high quality 18k-22K gold. And it's set with diamonds called "intan": Peranakan style rose cut diamonds. This is one of the earliest diamond cuts, which were sliced or hand cleaved with few uneven facets.

With such elegant, intricate designs and unique history in a piece, this is a wonderful example that demonstrates the aesthetics of Peranakan jewelry. 

As the assessment of an item's condition is highly subjective, please click and enlarge our photos to examine more detailed condition highlights for your judgment.

Introduction of Peranakan jewelry:
Peranakans are descendants of marriages between Chinese and local Malaysians. Within the time, they developed a unique style: a mix between Chinese, Malay, Indian, and later on, European influences. The Peranakans have their own rich customs, cuisine, architecture, design, and of course, jewelry.
Peranakan jewelry is always famous for its nature motifs such as the phoenix, dragonfly, butterfly, flowers, and leaves. These pieces are symbolic of wealth and blessings that were passed down from generation to generation.
However, it's rare to find a piece of antique Peranakan jewelry now. A large number of its owners had melted the piece down and repurposed it, during the Great Depression and two World Wars, which was extremely common throughout the time. In addition, unlike the well-preserved Western antique jewelry, Asian antique jewelry was considered dated by the locals. So they asked the gold shop to disassemble the jewels and use the diamonds to make more fashionable ones.
Therefore, if you are lucky enough to come across a piece of Peranakan jewelry, think of what it had been through in order to be around today.

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ORIGIN
Singapore
ERA
1900-1920S
MATERIAL
18-22k solid gold
STONE
rose cut diamond
SIZE
pendant: 2.3x4.5 cm, diamond tassel: 3.2 cm each side, chain:16 cm each side
WEIGHT
11.1g
CONDITION
Good antique condition with little signs of wear and oxidation
US$2015.02

RING SIZE CHART

戒圍參照表

US
Size
Inside
Diameter (mm)
Inside
Circumference (mm)
0.5 12.04 37.8
0.75 12.24 38.5
1 12.45 39.1
1.25 12.65 39.7
1.5 12.85 40.4
1.75 13.05 41
2 13.26 41.7
2.25 13.46 42.3
2.5 13.67 42.9
2.75 13.87 43.6
3 14.07 44.2
3.25 14.27 44.8
3.5 14.48 45.5
3.75 14.68 46.1
4 14.88 46.8
4.25 15.09 47.4
4.5 15.29 48
4.75 15.49 48.7
5 15.7 49.3
5.25 15.9 50
5.5 16.1 50.6
5.75 16.31 51.2
6 16.51 51.9
6.25 16.71 52.5
6.5 16.92 53.1
6.75 17.12 53.8
7 17.32 54.4
7.25 17.53 55.1
7.5 17.73 55.7
7.75 17.93 56.3
8 18.14 57
8.25 18.34 57.6
8.5 18.54 58.3
8.75 18.75 58.9
9 18.95 59.5
9.25 19.15 60.2
9.5 19.35 60.8
9.75 19.56 61.4
10 19.76 62.1
10.25 19.96 62.7
10.5 20.17 63.4
10.75 20.37 64
11 20.57 64.6
11.25 20.78 65.3
11.5 20.98 65.9
11.75 21.18 66.6
12 21.39 67.2
12.25 21.59 67.8
12.5 21.79 68.5

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國際圍 內直徑 (mm) 周長 (mm)
2 12 37.7
3 12.5 39.27
4 13 40.84
5 13.5 42.41
6 14 43.98
7 14.5 45.55
8 15 47.12
9 15.5 48.69
10 16 50.27
11 16.5 51.84
12 17 53.41
13 17.5 54.98
14 18 56.55
15 18.5 58.12
16 19 59.69
17 19.5 61.26
18 20 62.83
19 20.5 64.4
20 21 65.97
21 21.5 67.54

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