胸针 - 18K包金 黄金 - 0.77ct. tw. - 钻石 - Ruby，维多利亚时代的1850年

一枚约1850年的精致维多利亚式胸针，象征浪漫时期的情感表达，其繁复的设计和以大自然为灵感的元素散发着感性气息。以18K黄金铸造，胸针在约0.20克拉的八颗天然红宝石之间，聚集着73颗玫瑰切钻石和 senailles， culminating in a “天堂鸟”主题。尽管来历成谜，其做工却诉说着久远的历史，回响着一个浪漫象征与哥特复兴图案流行的时代，折射出维多利亚女王自己的爱情故事。
Antique jewelry object group
brooch

Condition
very good condition

Country of origin
unknown

Style
Victorian - Victorian decorative arts refers to the style of decorative arts during the Victorian era. The Victorian era is known for its eclectic revival and interpretation of historic styles and the introduction of cross-cultural influences from the middle east and Asia in furniture, fittings, and Interior decoration. Victorian design is widely viewed as having indulged in a regrettable excess of ornament. The Arts and Crafts movement, the aesthetic movement, Anglo-Japanese style, and Art Nouveau style have their beginnings in the late Victorian era.
See also: Victorian

Style specifics
The Romantic Victorian Period - Experts divide the reign of Queen Victoria, also called The Victorian era (1837 - 1901) in to three periods of about twenty years each; The Romantic Victorian Period (1837 - 1860), The Grand Victorian Period (1860 - 1880), and the Late or Aesthetic Victorian Period (1880 - 1901).

We consider this to be of the Romantic Victorian Period. This period covers the coronation of Victoria as Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, and her marriage to King Albert and their love, their devotion to their marriage and to their country are the sources of inspiration for this period. The jewels of this period are made of intricate carvings, special techniques where the enamel is subtly worked. These techniques allowed to give the jewel a certain opulence with less precious metal needed. As precious metals were really rare at that time. Highly favored (semi-) precious stones in this period are amethyst, coral, garnets, seed pearls and turquoises. The connotation is obviously sentimental, symbolic and romantic with reminiscent Gotic and/or Renaissance patterns and an abundant use of motifs like anchors, birds, branches, crosses, hearts and snakes.

Period
ca. 1850

Source of inspiration
Mother Nature

Theme
Bird of paradise

Material
18K yellow gold (touchstone tested)

Technique
The rose cuts are set on foil. This is a special technique that was used to bring the lustre of the diamonds to its best quality.

Diamonds
Eight old mine brilliant cut diamonds with an estimated weight of ± 0.77ct colour and clarity G/J, vs/si
73 rose cut diamonds and senailles . A senaille is a simplified rose cut diamond, a small diamond chip with perhaps a few polished facets. We do not have the weight of the rose cuts diamonds nor the senailles which is normal in our trade when it comes to rose cut diamonds and senailles.
All diamond weights, color grades and clarity are approximate since stones are not removed from their mounts to preserve the integrity of the setting.
All diamonds we offer are screened by the I.J.G.C. for whether they are natural or synthetic, and all diamonds in this jewel are 100% guaranteed to be natural.

Precious stones
Eight natural rubies with an estimated weight of ± 0.20ct

All color stone weights are approximate since stones are not removed from their mounts to preserve the integrity of the setting.
It is a very common practice to treat gemstones to intensify their clarity or colour. The item in question has not been tested in this regard.

Birthstones
Diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for April and ruby for July.

Hallmarks
No trace.

Dimensions
width 5,21 cm (2,05 inch)

Weight
15,40 gram (9,90 dwt)

Adin Reference Nº
22031-0004

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