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Book Your Virtual ConsultationA stunning 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold brooch in wonderful condition. There was a revival in jewellery from the Elizabethan period in England circa 1860-1880. This was known as the “Hobeinesque” period after the portrait painter Holbein whose palette was deep reds, emeraldOne of the four ‘precious’ stones. An intense, deep green is the most desirable colour for emeralds. Flaws and cloudiness (‘jardin’) are very common in emeralds, so stones are often oiled, irradiated, and dyed to improve their look. Synthetic emeralds have fewer imperfections and are hard to set apart from natural stones. Emeralds belong to the beryl... greens and gold. This brooch is rich and rare. It is set with cabochonA polished, not faceted, dome shaped stone - either round or oval with a flat polished base, primarily used as a cut for phenomenal stones such as cat's eyes and stars.
garnets with a diamondA precious, lustrous gemstone made of highly compressed carbon. Diamonds are one of the hardest materials known to mankind. Colours of diamonds range from colourless, yellow, orange and brown to almost black. Natural coloured (or ‘fancy’) diamonds can be extremely rare. The cut, colour, clarity and carat weight of a diamond are the criteria jewellers use... in each one, and green enamelA pigmented glass-like material used in powdered form and fused onto the metal surface of a piece of jewellery. in between. On the reverse is the original tiny glazed locket section.
I kept this for many years!
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