Victorian Diamond and Ruby Flower Brooch
You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.
Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item
When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
- Rose Cut - A flat based cut for a preious stone, leaving the surface covered with triangular facets, usually 24 in total.
It was introduced in the 15th century and popular during the 16th and 17th centuries.
The rose cut was the most popular form of diamond cut until the discovery of the brilliant cut at the end of the 17th century, after which its use declined. - Victorian Period - The Victorian period of furniture and decorative arts design covers the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901. There was not one dominant style of furniture in the Victorian period. Designers used and modified many historical styles such as Gothic, Tudor, Elizabethan, English Rococo, Neoclassical and others, although use of some styles, such as English Rococo and Gothic tended to dominate the furniture manufacture of the period.
The Victorian period was preceded by the Regency and William IV periods, and followed by the Edwardian period, named for Edward VII (1841 ? 1910) who was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India for the brief period from 1901 until his death in 1910.
This item has been included into following indexes:
-
brooches, diamond
- diamond and pearl 392
- diamond and ruby 419
-
brooches, gold
- gold with pearls 921
- gold with rubies 650
- brooches, silver - silver items 2,539
Visually similar items
A pair of vintage brooches, styled as butterflies, set with paste gemstones mounted in silver. Condition: Not exactly matching but of similar design and construction. Can be worn together.
An antique 9ct. gold and diamond cluster ring, of lozenge form, the elongated diamond set top with seven diamonds to the central row framed by 24 further diamonds, all bead set, two diamonds of early brilliant cut, the other 29 all of rose cut. TDW 0.97ct.
Sterling silver & marcasite ring watch,
A vintage pair of Brian Adam silver disc earrings, a plan silver disc and a bone disc decorated in a black and white checkerboard pattern suspended from a silver ring, wire hook for pierced ears, signed Adam, NZ.