Vienna Rose Garden

Antique Brooch with Rose Cut Diamonds in Silver on Gold, Vienna, c. 1885


€ 3,590.00 *
Content 1 piece
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Antique Brooch with Rose Cut Diamonds in Silver on Gold, Vienna, c. 1885
Antique Brooch with Rose Cut Diamonds in Silver on Gold, Vienna, c. 1885
Description
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This brooch is set with 42 diamonds weighing a total of around 3.40 carats, all of which are shaped in the historic rose cut. The rose shape, which has been known since the 16th century but is rarely used today, has triangular facets that give the diamond a very special optical effect. It is a subtle glow that shimmers almost like water, quite different from the hard brilliance of modern diamonds. In a round frame, the piece presents a floral arrangement composed of rose cut diamonds. The stones are set in closed silver settings, which are plated with gold to the back. This brooch type was widespread and popular in the 1880s. We have reproduced a comparative piece from 1886 (see last illustration). The hallmark on the brooch also supports its dating to the mid-1880s, as it was only used in Vienna between 1872 and 1922. It is possible, but not certain, that the top and side flowers are fragments of an even older piece of jewellery and have been reused here. At that time, it was quite common to have the diamond jewels of previous generations reworked according to the latest fashion. A magnificent piece that has an incomparable effect, especially by candlelight.
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It wasn't just 20th century fashion that loved the splendor of sparkling diamonds. Jewelry with these fiery stones was already the ideal and dream of ladies in the centuries before. However, due to their rarity - prices would only fall much later thanks to newly discovered mines - the high cost and problems of cutting and polishing the stones meant that owning a piece of diamond jewelry remained out of reach for most people. Until well into the 19th century, only crowned heads and rich nobles could adorn themselves with jewellery made entirely of diamonds.
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Antique Brooch with Rose Cut Diamonds in Silver on Gold, Vienna, c. 1885
Vienna Rose Garden
€ 3,590.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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