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Directory: Estate Jewelry: Gold: Retro: Pre 1960: Item # 1499049

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Kensington House Antiques
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A beautiful late Retro bracelet worked in 14K yellow gold from the esteemed German jeweler Lotos. Founded in Pforzheim in 1872, the house focused entirely on fine jewelry until the late 1950s when it began making insanely expensive eyeglasses frames in precious metals and set with gemstones. This bracelet dates to the years just after World War II while the company was still focused on fine jewelry. The simple design features contemporary open links studded with perfectly matched emerald cut green tourmalines of exceptional color and strong dichroism (the presence of two distinct shades of green in the same stone when viewed from different angles). The tourmalines each weight just over 2 carats. The hidden clasp is stamped “585” for 14K and is signed “LOTOS.”

• Origin: Germany, ca. 1950
• Condition: excellent
• Dimensions: 7-3/8 long; 7/16” wide
• Approximate Total Tourmaline Weight: 8.16 cts
• Weight: 22.0 g