Georgian Regard Locket Brooch 18 Karat Yellow Gold

A Victorian turquoise snake brooch 18 karat yellow gold. This charming brooch is crafted in plain polished gold and set to its eye with a singl...

Cartier ruby and diamond 18 karat yellow gold brooch circa 1950. This elegant brooch comprises of calibre cut rubies set within a fine platinum border against contrasting grain set ...

A Cartier vintage sapphire turtle brooch pin 18 karat yellow gold, circa 1960. The brooch depicts a swimming turtle with hand engraved yellow gold legs, tail and head. The turtle sh...

A vintage Art Nouveau style bee brooch pin set in 18 karat yellow gold. Designed in yellow gold, its head is set with two brightly hued round cut peridots for eyes. The thorax of th...

A Cartier Art Deco hand and flower pin brooch in 18 karat yellow gold and platinum. A fun and playful piece, inspired by French Surrealism featuring a carved coral hand, wearing a s...

A Victorian 18 karat yellow gold diamond heart locket pendant. This sweet heart shaped locket pendant, features a single grain set old cut diamond of 0.10 carats approximately, F-G ...

Rare Pair of Georgian REGARD Turtle Dove Brooches, ca. 1820s A symbolic and museum-collectable example of acrostic jewels, featuring two doves, mounted with various gemstones, where the gems spell out "regard" - (R)uby (E)merald (G)arnet (A)methyst (R)uby (D)iamond. The pieces are further accentuated with fine cannetille gold work throughout. About Acrostic Jewellery and Turtle Doves In acrostic jewels the first letter of each gemstone spells out a word. Typical examples are words of endearment like "adore", "dearest" and "regard". The utterly romantic trend of acrostic jewels began in the Georgian era and flourished throughout the Victorian period. It is believed that acrostic jewelry was first created by Jean-Baptiste Mellerio of the House of Mellerio, who started designing jewels with gems that spelled out “j’adore.” Napoleon Bonaparte admired Mellario’s acrostic designs and commissioned acrostic jewels for both Empress Josephine and his second wife, Empress Marie Louise. Secret messages of love encoded in gems went perfectly with the Georgian and Victorian love of romance and symbolic meanings. These sentimental jewels would have been gifted to lovers, family members, or even treasured friends. Further to being acrostic jewels, these doves also represent love and faithfulness, because they mate for life, work together to build nests and raise their young together. They are immortalized in literary and poetic works, such as the Old Testament, and artists like Shakespeare, Edmund Spenser...

brooch in the shape of "unfurled sails" in 18 kt yellow gold and 0.12 ct natural diamond G -Vvs2.

An antique Georgian period "REGARD" brooch in the form of a petite half-pearl lyre set with rubies, emerald, garnet, amethyst and diamond, in pinchbeck In acrostic jewelry...

Vintage 18 karat yellow gold bow brooch, with round and tapered brilliant diamonds for a total of 3.5 karats, Italy 1960s-1970s Length 4.9cm

SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). PS: THIS POLICY IS NOT APPLICABLE TO ITEMS WITH FIX PRICE, ITEMS AT AUCTIONS AND ONGOING PROMOTIONS. Authentic 19° century Brooch in 18k yellow gold structure with a central cameo finely carved with lady motif. This cameo was totally handmade by Italian master goldsmiths Cameo 3...

Exceptional Georgian Amethyst and 18K yellow gold cannetille work brooch - featuring four fine crimped collet set and solid gold backed amethyst gemstones (approx. 9.36 Total Carat W...