![An antique Belle Epoque colored diamond necklace, circa 1910.](https://i0.wp.com/diamondsinthelibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/An-antique-Belle-Epoque-colored-diamond-necklace-circa-1910..jpg?resize=386%2C608)
Every inch of it is spectacular. It’s full Belle Epoque, circa 1910. Even the neckchain is set with diamonds in a foliate motif – alternating flowers and leaves.
At the bottom, suspended from a single and old European-cut diamond foliate double swag (that’s what that’s called – have you ever heard a better term than “double swag”?) is a large, openwork pendant, also of foliate motif, suspending a large, pear-shaped yellowish brown diamond trimmed with single-cut diamonds.
![Pendant detail; a Belle Epoque colored diamond necklace, circa 1910. Pendant detail; a Belle Epoque colored diamond necklace, circa 1910.](https://i0.wp.com/4.bp.blogspot.com/-GkZ6bw6uMao/UGJMoE4aMSI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/sH8nymLxmTc/s1600/close.jpg?resize=501%2C491)
This necklace was listed in Christie’s 22 April 2010 Jewels auction. All images and info are thanks to Christie’s.