|
Description: |
There are so many styles of jewelry that have stood the test
of time, being replicated over and over again throughout the
centuries. A great example is the swag style necklace.
Gemstones set in fine settings, usually with accompanying
drops, connected to each other with varying lengths of a
chain of some sort. The simplest versions used plain gold
chain links, with 2-3 varying lengths between each gemstone
component. As the lengths of chain were increased between
the components, the chain gave the connections a swag
appearance. The look was light and airy, delicate and
alluring, as the style showed the wearers skin between the
components.
Over the centuries, the swag style continued with only a few
modifications. A great example is the emerald and diamond
Parure that was commissioned by Emperor Napoleon and Empress
Josephine of France in 1806. They didn’t commission a new
style of necklace for their gift to Stéphanie de Beauharnais
to honor her marriage to the heir of the Grand Duke of
Baden, but a tried and true design in honor of the glories
of the empires of ancient Greece and Rome. Large rectangular
emeralds surrounded by set diamonds, with open backed
settings so the stones showed up more in the light, each
component has the accompanying emerald drop. Connecting the
components together are 2 lengths of alternating set stones
of emeralds and diamonds linked as chain, connecting to each
component in two places. One link is shorter than the other
to give the swag look.
Bringing this design into the 21st century, Somewhere in
Time, evokes the same alluring qualities as the swag style
necklaces did as far back as the 4th century BC. Somewhere
in Time has 3 trillion shaped CZs (lab grown corundum
stones), surrounded with beadwork, and connected to a CZ
pear shaped drop that also has a beaded bezel and is
flourished with a cluster of wire-wrapped faceted gemstones.
Each component links to the other with 2 lengths of gemstone
chain. Bezeled trillions continue the progression around the
necklace, separated with the gemstone chain, to end with a
beautiful vermeil clasp. |
