Graceful Victorian brooch with rose cut diamonds and pearls, silver gold backed

Graceful Victorian brooch with rose cut diamonds and pearls, silver gold backed.

Antique jewelry object group: brooches

Country of origin: Although it does not carry any legible control marks we believe this to be of Belgian origin.

Style: Victorian
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Period: ca. 1870
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Source of inspiration: Mother Nature, see also flower symbolism

Theme: three leaf clover

Material: Silver on top and backed with 18K red gold (see explanation on silver on gold).
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Technique: Gold-backed silver or the silver on gold technique. This technique finds its origin centuries ago, when jewelers believed that only a silver mounting could render the true beauty of a diamond. Backing the silver jewel with a (thin) layer of gold was a practical precaution taken to avoid the silver jewelry leaving black stains on clothing or skin. Over the years, with the recognition (and thus use) of platinum as precious metal and the development of white gold the practical necessity to use bi-colored material became obsolete. The argument to use bi-colored metals became more an estetic then a practical one.

Diamonds: 34 rose cut diamonds. We do not have the weight of the diamonds which is normal in our trade when it comes to rose cuts.

Precious stones: Four pearls
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Birthstones: Diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for April and pearl for June.
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Hallmarks: No trace.
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Condition: excellent condition
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Dimensions: width approximately 3.57 cm (1.41 inch)

Weight: 9.80 gram (6.30 dwt)

Reference Nº: 09306-4308

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