Victorian 18k 0.66 CTW Rose Cut Diamond Celestial Brooch with Guilloché Enamel & Engraved Bezel
Victorian 18k 0.66 CTW Rose Cut Diamond Celestial Brooch with Guilloché Enamel & Engraved Bezel
Victorian 18k 0.66 CTW Rose Cut Diamond Celestial Brooch with Guilloché Enamel & Engraved Bezel
Victorian 18k 0.66 CTW Rose Cut Diamond Celestial Brooch with Guilloché Enamel & Engraved Bezel
Victorian 18k 0.66 CTW Rose Cut Diamond Celestial Brooch with Guilloché Enamel & Engraved Bezel
Victorian 18k 0.66 CTW Rose Cut Diamond Celestial Brooch with Guilloché Enamel & Engraved Bezel
Victorian 18k 0.66 CTW Rose Cut Diamond Celestial Brooch with Guilloché Enamel & Engraved Bezel
Victorian 18k 0.66 CTW Rose Cut Diamond Celestial Brooch with Guilloché Enamel & Engraved Bezel
Victorian 18k 0.66 CTW Rose Cut Diamond Celestial Brooch with Guilloché Enamel & Engraved Bezel
Victorian 18k 0.66 CTW Rose Cut Diamond Celestial Brooch with Guilloché Enamel & Engraved Bezel
Victorian 18k 0.66 CTW Rose Cut Diamond Celestial Brooch with Guilloché Enamel & Engraved Bezel
Victorian 18k 0.66 CTW Rose Cut Diamond Celestial Brooch with Guilloché Enamel & Engraved Bezel
Victorian 18k 0.66 CTW Rose Cut Diamond Celestial Brooch with Guilloché Enamel & Engraved Bezel
Victorian 18k 0.66 CTW Rose Cut Diamond Celestial Brooch with Guilloché Enamel & Engraved Bezel
Victorian 18k 0.66 CTW Rose Cut Diamond Celestial Brooch with Guilloché Enamel & Engraved Bezel
Victorian 18k 0.66 CTW Rose Cut Diamond Celestial Brooch with Guilloché Enamel & Engraved Bezel
Victorian 18k 0.66 CTW Rose Cut Diamond Celestial Brooch with Guilloché Enamel & Engraved Bezel
Victorian 18k 0.66 CTW Rose Cut Diamond Celestial Brooch with Guilloché Enamel & Engraved Bezel
Victorian 18k 0.66 CTW Rose Cut Diamond Celestial Brooch with Guilloché Enamel & Engraved Bezel
Victorian 18k 0.66 CTW Rose Cut Diamond Celestial Brooch with Guilloché Enamel & Engraved Bezel
Victorian 18k 0.66 CTW Rose Cut Diamond Celestial Brooch with Guilloché Enamel & Engraved Bezel
Victorian 18k 0.66 CTW Rose Cut Diamond Celestial Brooch with Guilloché Enamel & Engraved Bezel
Victorian 18k 0.66 CTW Rose Cut Diamond Celestial Brooch with Guilloché Enamel & Engraved Bezel
Victorian 18k 0.66 CTW Rose Cut Diamond Celestial Brooch with Guilloché Enamel & Engraved Bezel
Victorian 18k 0.66 CTW Rose Cut Diamond Celestial Brooch with Guilloché Enamel & Engraved Bezel
Victorian 18k 0.66 CTW Rose Cut Diamond Celestial Brooch with Guilloché Enamel & Engraved Bezel

BR624

Victorian 18k 0.66 CTW Rose Cut Diamond Celestial Brooch with Guilloché Enamel & Engraved Bezel

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General Information:

  • Total Carat Weight: 0.66 ctw
  • Precious Metal Weight3.84 dwt
  • Precious Metal Material: This brooch was sold to the shop as 14k, but acid tests for 18k yellow gold.
  • Dimensions: This brooch measures 22.10 x 22.00 mm, excluding stem to the reverse which extends past the edge of the brooch. Including the stem, it is 25.97 mm east to west. This brooch is about 8.23 mm including the stem.
  • Weight:  A very impressive 5.97 grams
  • Markings: Unmarked, but tested for purity
  • Era: Circa 1870 at the height of the Mid Victorian era during what is known as The Grand Period.
  • Buyer Notes: An extraordinarily rare jewel, this piece absolutely exudes the very best of Victorian trends. It features a glittering spread of moody rose cut diamonds which proudly exhibit their hand-faceted roots and are at their best in low candlelight reminiscent of 19th century living. Please note that no chips to the enamel are perceived, and indeed, the utterly astounding condition of this jewel from every single angle makes it seem as if it has not been handled in its over 150 years of life.

Specifications:

  • Center Stone Type: Diamond
  • Center Stone Count: Twenty-One (21)
  • Center Stone Dimensions and Carat Weights: 
    • 2.40 x 2.45 = 0.067 ct (center of star)
    • 2.40 x 2.20 = 0.055 ct
    • 2.10 x 2.05 = 0.045 ct
    • 2.30 x 2.15 = 0.056 ct
    • 2.40 x 2.10 = 0.053 ct
    • 2.35 x 1.90 = 0.047 ct
    • 1.90 x 1.80 = 0.042 ct
    • 1.90 x 1.80 = 0.042 ct
    • 2.10 x 2.10 = 0.054 ct
    • 1.75 x 1.55 = 0.031 ct
    • 1.55 x 1.50 = 0.026 ct
    • 1.40 x 1.35 = 0.020 ct
    • 0.90 x 0.85 = 0.006 ct
    • 1.40 x 1.25 = 0.020 ct
    • 1.15 x 1.10 = 0.013 ct
    • 0.90 x 0.85 = 0.006 ct
    • 1.30 x 1.20 = 0.016 ct
    • 1.30 x 1.10 = 0.015 ct
    • 1.30 x 1.15 = 0.016 ct
    • 1.15 x 1.10 = 0.013 ct
    • 1.15 x 1.15 = 0.014 ct
  • Center Stone Shape: Antique Rose Cuts, cut, faceted and polished by hand
  • Center Stone Color: Estimated H-I
  • Center Stone Clarity: VS on average, with 1-2 stones being SI

The Story:

Without a doubt, one of the most exceptional pieces to ever grace the shop, this jewel is unassuming upon first glance, but is, in actuality, indescribably beautiful to behold. It is richly detailed, with elements of beauty at every angle, truly stunning in every light and adorning every look. It features a graduated array of rose cut diamonds that were fashioned from rough stones by the hand of skilled artisans over a century and a half ago. Together, they form a perfectly moody allusion to the waxing or waning crescent moon, a symbol with multitudinous meanings within decorative and jewelry history. Diamonds, too, bear their own symbolism: they can represent a pureness of essence and the eternalism of deepest love. When mounted in celestially-themed jewelry, diamonds are often designed to recall the lustrousness of the stars of the heavens and the mystery of their divine origins.

This brooch is a disc-shape, boasting a masterfully precise guilloché pattern across its face, cupped on one side by the arc of the diamond moon, and punctuated with an off-center diamond star. Harmoniously, enameled sky-scape is something of a deep bluish-teal, a muted, earthy mix of blues and greens that harkens to the iridescence of a peacock's coloration but is more reserved, more sophisticated and a bit richer in chroma. The engine-turned

guilloché elevates the optical effect of the field of color, an effect achieved through the turning process. Engine-turned work involves a very fine, geometric pattern that is etched into the surface of the metal substrate, in this case gold. With layers of semi-translucent colored enamel, light is able to pass through the color, off of the peaks and valleys of the engraved gold, and then bounce back out, effectively highlighting the elite linework and romantic geometry of the motif.

The detailing is not confined to the face of the brooch, but extends beyond it, as the outer perimeter of the piece boasts a wildly crisp, geometricized floral pattern that spans the entire edge all the way around the disc. This pattern comprises of four-petaled floral shapes fitted within lozenge cartouches and separated by rectilinear forms. The sharp design of this pattern is a perfect complement to the sublime ethereality of the celestial motif on the brooch's surface, and evokes the stylized form of either the orange blossom flower. These flowers were commonly used as emblems of union, abundance and holy favor, and thus became used in and associated with marriage. Wonderfully ahead of its time, the orange blossom trimming on this brooch aesthetically looks ahead to the decades during which orange blossom wedding bands skyrocketed to popularity between 1900 and 1940.

The rise in popularity of celestial jewels in the Western world began in the 18th century with the fury of excitement surrounding Halley’s Comet. The story of Halley’s Comet jewelry is legendary in the world of jewelry collecting: in the first few years of the 1700s, English astronomer Edmond Halley speculated that the two dozen comets that had swept past the earth between 1337-1698 were actually a single comet, one that he predicted would make its next visible journey in 1758. Although the astronomer did not live to see it, his prediction was correct. Halley’s Comet was then proven to make an appearance every 75 years. In suit, the decorative and wearable arts industries were keen to celebrate this incredible discovery with the production of handcrafted jewels designed to mirror the dynamism of the comet’s streak and sparkling blaze.

Another root of celestial jewelry stems from the tastes of none other than the last queen of France, Marie Antoinette herself. Using Bristol glass or cobalt blue enameling in tandem with diamond and/or pearl “stars” throughout, (usually) rings and (sometimes) pins were designed to be beguiling allusions to the depth and mystery of the heavens. Such jewels were known as “Bagues au Firmament”, translating from French to mean “Rings of the Heavens”. They were most popularized by Marie Antoinette in the 1780s as breakthroughs in astronomy illuminated the 18th century era, and influenced science, art, faith and fashion. The queen owned a ring of this make, which she proudly donned and with which she influenced trends of her time.

Regarding the crescent shape, more symbolism is revealed. Crescent moons emerged as popular motifs during the Mid to Late Victorian period, influenced by broader world travel of the rising middle class which extended from the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. Such increased trade and tourism with Africa and the Middle East included sites and regions in Egypt, Sudan, Marrakesh, Algeria, Tunisia, Israel, Istanbul, Turkey and others. Victorians brought home souvenirs, new emblematic interests and connections, design influences and ideas. The crescent moon shape is one such cultural, holy and political emblem, and is a stylized rendition of the waning moon.

The Victorians also affiliated it with feminine energy and connectedness, fertility and birth cycles, something of an early feminist symbol as it connoting the mystery and strength of the femme and the woman. Crescents express the ephemerality of life through its foreseen and unforeseen ebbs and flows; it reminds the wearer of life’s fragility while also encouraging the life-giving relationship with the Divine, as the cyclical nature of life is, itself, a story of ceaseless and promised redemption. The crescent shape is believed to be a nurturing and watchful eye, a motherly protective agent for its wearer, with ancient and cross-cultural roots.

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