Art Deco Diamond Bracelet, Rectangular Step-cut Diamonds of 1.59, 1.26 and 1.18 Carat, Square Modified Step-cut Diamonds
At a glance
Shape
Emerald Cut
Carat
0.94, 1.03, 1.18ct
Colour
On Request
Clarity
On Request
Metal
Gold Platinum
This bracelet belongs to a distinct branch of Art Deco design — one that favoured a mosaic of individually faceted step cuts over a single dominant stone. Rectangular step-cut diamonds weighing 1.59, 1.26 and 1.18 carats anchor the composition, joined by square modified step-cuts near 1.3 carats, further square step-cuts at 1.15, 1.04 and 0.94 carats, and an emerald modified-cut diamond of 1.03 carats. The effect, worn on the wrist, is closer to a woven textile of light than a conventional line bracelet: no two facets sit at quite the same angle, so the piece shifts character with every turn of the arm and every change in ambient light.
The mounting combines platinum and gold, a pairing the era's finest houses used deliberately — platinum for the settings closest to the diamonds, where colour neutrality mattered most, and gold worked into the structural elements for warmth and durability across the underlying framework. Colour and clarity across the diamond suite are available on request, and independent certification can be arranged for any or all of the constituent stones upon serious inquiry. Assembling this many individually sized step cuts into one coherent, well-balanced line demanded exceptional patience from the original workshop; each stone had to be selected not only for its own quality but for how convincingly it would sit beside its neighbours in scale and tone.
A bracelet built from this many discrete stones wears with unusual versatility. It reads as bold in direct light and quietly refined in shade, which makes it equally at home worn alone across a formal evening or introduced gradually into a wrist stack for daytime dressing. Multi-stone Art Deco bracelets of this complexity also tend to age exceptionally well stylistically — the geometric mosaic reads as genuinely contemporary today in a way that more literal figurative jewellery from the same period simply does not.
Pieces built around this many individually graded diamonds, in this level of period condition, represent meaningful long-term value alongside their wearability; the labour alone required to reassemble a comparable bracelet today would be difficult to justify at any price point. This example carries the Legacy mark of authenticity following our internal review, and a specialist can talk through the full stone-by-stone breakdown with any collector considering acquisition of this piece.
We are glad to arrange a private viewing for those who would like to examine the piece in hand before deciding, and our advisors remain available afterward for guidance on sizing, insurance appraisal, and the ongoing care that antique platinum and gold settings deserve for lasting enjoyment.
Specifications
- Metal: Gold Platinum
- Diamond / Gem weight: 0.94, 1.03, 1.18ct
- Cut / Shape: Emerald Cut
- Gemstones: Emerald
- Carat Weight
- 0.94, 1.03, 1.18ct
- Shape
- Emerald Cut
- Color
- On Request
- Clarity
- On Request
- Metal
- Gold Platinum
- Certification
- GIA / IGI / HRD on request
- Treatment
- None · Natural
- Reference Number
- LD-B-GEM-0120
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Care — a soak in warm water with mild soap restores light return; have the prongs inspected annually.
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This bracelet belongs to a distinct branch of Art Deco design — one that favoured a mosaic of individually faceted step cuts over a single dominant stone. Rectangular step-cut diamonds weighing 1.59, 1.26 and 1.18 carats anchor the composition, joined by square modified step-cuts near 1.3 carats, further square step-cuts at 1.15, 1.04 and 0.94 carats, and an emerald modified-cut diamond of 1.03 carats. The effect, worn on the wrist, is closer to a woven textile of light than a conventional line bracelet: no two facets sit at quite the same angle, so the piece shifts character with every turn of the arm and every change in ambient light.
The mounting combines platinum and gold, a pairing the era's finest houses used deliberately — platinum for the settings closest to the diamonds, where colour neutrality mattered most, and gold worked into the structural elements for warmth and durability across the underlying framework. Colour and clarity across the diamond suite are available on request, and independent certification can be arranged for any or all of the constituent stones upon serious inquiry. Assembling this many individually sized step cuts into one coherent, well-balanced line demanded exceptional patience from the original workshop; each stone had to be selected not only for its own quality but for how convincingly it would sit beside its neighbours in scale and tone.
A bracelet built from this many discrete stones wears with unusual versatility. It reads as bold in direct light and quietly refined in shade, which makes it equally at home worn alone across a formal evening or introduced gradually into a wrist stack for daytime dressing. Multi-stone Art Deco bracelets of this complexity also tend to age exceptionally well stylistically — the geometric mosaic reads as genuinely contemporary today in a way that more literal figurative jewellery from the same period simply does not.
Pieces built around this many individually graded diamonds, in this level of period condition, represent meaningful long-term value alongside their wearability; the labour alone required to reassemble a comparable bracelet today would be difficult to justify at any price point. This example carries the Legacy mark of authenticity following our internal review, and a specialist can talk through the full stone-by-stone breakdown with any collector considering acquisition of this piece.
We are glad to arrange a private viewing for those who would like to examine the piece in hand before deciding, and our advisors remain available afterward for guidance on sizing, insurance appraisal, and the ongoing care that antique platinum and gold settings deserve for lasting enjoyment.
Specifications
- Metal: Gold Platinum
- Diamond / Gem weight: 0.94, 1.03, 1.18ct
- Cut / Shape: Emerald Cut
- Gemstones: Emerald
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