French Antique Sapphire Diamond and Silver Upon Gold Crescent Brooch, Circa 1890
French Antique Sapphire Diamond and Silver Upon Gold Crescent Brooch, Circa 1890
£6,950.00
Description
A French antique sapphire and diamond crescent brooch, with a graduating row of cushion-cut sapphires, spaced with tiny rose-cut diamonds either side, with a row of old mine-cut diamonds, graduating from the centre, in the inner curve, terminating in rose-cut diamonds, in grain settings, in the points of the crescent with rose-cut diamonds at the ends, with a flat edge on the inside and cut down settings on the outside curve, with a gold scalloped gallery below, mounted in silver-upon-gold, with a removable pin and c catch, with French eagle head marks, for 18ct gold, on the gallery and pin, circa 1890. In Victorian symbolism the crescent or new moon represented a new relationship, hopeful it will "wax" into matrimony.
| item details | |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Period | 19th Century |
| Style | Victorian |
| Condition | Good |
| Materials | Gold |
| Silver | |
| Main Gemstone | Sapphire |
| Main Gemstone Cut | Cushion Cut |
| Hallmark | French eagle head marks, for 18ct gold |
| Dimensions | Length 28.8mm, width 26.3mm. 5.38 grams. |
| Secondary Gemstone | Diamond |
| Secondary Gemstone Cut | Old Mine Cut |
| Rose Cut |
Product REF: S21525B
