A diamond set spray brooch, 18ct white gold, circa 1950's,…
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A diamond set spray brooch, 18ct white gold, circa 1950's, crafted as a stylised floral spray brooch, featuring five fine curved rails of white gold, each polished rail supporting claw set brilliant cut diamonds, detailed by two curved grain set rails of smaller diamonds, connecting to a ribbon like tie of further diamonds, totalling throughout approximately 1.00ct, completed with brooch pin and safety chain

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  • Brilliant Cut - In their naturally occuring state diamonds have little life or sparkle and for many centuries were simply cut in half and worn in amulets. Invented at the end of the 17th century by a Venetian diamond cutter, a "brilliant cut" diamond has 58 facets arranged in a regular geometric relationship, with 33 above the crown and 25 below on the pavilion.

    The introduction of the brilliant cut increased the popularity of diamonds in jewellery as it was the first cut to reveal the fire of the diamond, with the light being internally reflected from one facet to another, and was superior to the previously used table cut and rose cut.Variants to the brilliant cut have emerged since the end of the 17th century, but the popularity of the original brilliant cut has continued to the present time, where it is still the most commonly found cut.

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  • Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.

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