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Find Out MoreAn unusual GeorgianJewellery made in the Georgian era (1714-1830). brooch, made circa 1800-1820, which represents the dove of Peace or “Saint Esprit”. Pieces like this were popular in the late eighteenth century and early 19th century as both religious icons and as sentimental jewellery. This piece is particularly pretty as it has a small heart suspended from the dove’s mouth. On the reverse is a locket section which may have contained a piece of hair at some pointA unit of weight for a diamond, being one-hundredth of a metric carat. It is used for weights that are decimal fractions of a carat, and all figures after the second decimal point are, in the diamond and jewellery trade, generally discarded.. The dove’s eyes are set with tiny rose cutThe ‘rose cut’, defined by its rounded outline and multiple triangular facets, is one of the earliest diamond cuts, with its origins in sixteenth century Europe. A rose cut typically has a flat base and anywhere from six to twenty four facets, the latter known as a full rose cut. garnets and the reverse is engraved with feathers. the dove and heart are paveA style of setting in which the stones are set as close together as possible to cover the entire field of the setting for a cobblestone (or “paved”) effect where the setting does not show. set with graded turquoiseTurquoise is an opaque gem and is often formed in what is called matrix, a black or brown veining derived from the host rock in which the gem forms. In fine jewellery, unblemished sky blue turquoise is the ideal, although regularly patterned matrix turquoise is also sought-after. which mean “Forget me not” after the flower of the same name. It is a special and quite rare piece of jewellery.
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