Antique Opal Diamond Sapphire Silver Set Butterfly Pendant/Brooch Circa 1880

A stunning, fine and impressive antique 2.38 carat opal and 0.75 carat diamond, 12 karat yellow gold and silver set pendant/brooch ; part of our antique jewelry and estate jewelry collections. This stunning versatile antique Victorian pendant/brooch has been crafted in 12k yellow gold with a silver setting. This pendant/brooch displays a feature floral composition of six impressive heart shaped cabochon opals with an elevated central round faceted cut diamond. The arched frame is embellished with six claw set diamonds in relief to the medial arrangement, alternating with three-claw set diamonds to each incurve. The outer circumference of this stunning setting is embellished with further six claw-set heart shaped cabochon opals accented with six further Old European cut diamonds, emanating from the aforementioned relief set stones and completing the design. This antique Victorian opal pendant...

A stunning, fine and impressive, large 1.55 carat sapphire and 2.20 carat diamond, 10 carat yellow gold and silver set sweetheart brooch/pendant with wings; part of our diverse antique jewellery collections. This stunning, fine and impressive antique sweetheart brooch...

A stunning, fine and impressive antique 3.75 carat diamond, 9 karat yellow gold with silver settings pendant/brooch; part of our diverse antique jewelry collection. This stunning, fine and impressive Victorian brooch / pendant has been crafted in 9k yellow gold with silver settings. The necklace displays a feature 0.57Ct Old European cut diamond, claw set to the center of the stunning sunburst design. The arrangement is accented with six undulating primary rays, embellished with thirty-six diamonds graduating in size, in a combination of Old European and Dutch cut. The sunburst design features a further sixty Dutch cut diamonds pavé set in tiered arrangements. This antique pendant is suspended from a contemporary 18k yellow gold 45.72cm/18" trace chain via a scrolling bale the reverse of the setting. This versatile pendant may also be worn as a brooch via a hinged pin and clasp to the reverse; this may be removed if so required, allowing the piece to only be worn as a pendant. This stunning brooch/pendant has been independently tested using state of the art technology (Niton XL2 Analyzer) and verified as 9 karat gold and silver. This impressive antique Victorian sunburst brooch...

A magnificent, fine and impressive antique 20.34 carat opal and 4.63 carat diamond, silver gilt cross pendant / brooch; part of our diverse antique jewellery and estate jewelry collections This stunning, large and magnificent antique pendant has been crafted in silver. The pierced decorated, ornate cross design is hollow in nature, embellished with a scrolling decoration to the crossbar terminals. The centre of the cross is ornamented with a cabochon cut opal, encompassed with a silver border embellished with twenty-four Old Dutch cut diamonds. The silver gilt cross is embellished with five stunning collet set oval cabochon cut opals. The central point of the cross bars is accented with four individually collet set Old Dutch cut diamonds. Each scrolling crossbar terminal is embellished with forty-six diamonds, in a combination of pavé and individual collet silver settings; the lower vertical crossbar incorporates a further twenty-eight diamonds, completing the design. This opal pendant suspends from an 18' contemporary 18 ct gold trace chain via a detachable intricate ring loop, accented with scrolling decoration embellished with a magnificent cabochon opal and impressive old Dutch cut diamonds. This stunning and versatile antique pendant can also be worn as a brooch via a hinged pin and clasp fastening to the reverse. This antique opal cross pendant...

A fine and impressive antique French 18 karat yellow gold cameo brooch / pendant; part of our antique jewelry and estate jewelry collections. This fine antique French cameo...

A fine and impressive vintage 3.50 carat diamond, opal, ruby and sapphire 18 karat white gold brooch; part of our diverse vintage jewelry and estate jewelry collections. This impres...

Victorian diamond pendant/brooch. Centrally set with a cushion shape old mine diamond in an open back cut-down setting with an approximate we...

An incredible mix of diamonds, sapphires, rubies and opals encrust this hand crafted butterfly brooch from the Victorian era. Creating the butterflies body an iridescent opal glimmer...

Beautiful antique flower brooch/pendant featuring 31 old mine cut diamonds with a total approximate weight of 5.50ct all rubver set in silver on ...

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An antique butterfly brooch, with old-cut diamond pavé set thorax and wings, with a faceted emerald in each top wing, with a total weight of approximately 1.30 carats and a cabochon-...

18ct gold & silver set Art Nouveau Diamond Opal Pendant/Brooch dated circa 1900 Five round opals with an articulated pear shaped opal drop, very well matched with lively play of colours and iridescence in reds, greens, blues and gold. Set in 18 carat yellow gold claw collets Two main transitional cut (old mine) diamonds 0.70ct. Mix of old mine and rose cut diamonds in an 18 carat yellow gold with “silver Set” channel setting , approx 1 ct total. G/H/I, VS2-SI2. Total diamond weight: approx 1.7carats Setting diamonds in gold with a thin layer of silver, “silver set”, was a technique used in the Georgian/Victorian/Art Nouveau period as white coloured gold and platinum were not yet available. A very thin layer of silver was applied to the gold, on which the diamonds were set, to show them off to their best advantage (as the yellow would reflect and distort the white colour of the diamonds). The Art Nouveau period was a short lived but worldwide movement which reached its peak at the end of the 19th Century and the first decade of the 20th Century. It had its roots in the Pre Raphaelite and Arts and Crafts movements in Britain in the 1860’s. Artists, such as William Morris, took their inspiration from the flora and fauna of nature and rejected the mass industrialisation and mechanisation of the Victorian age. Art Nouveau continued with this theme and has a distinctive appearance with soft, curved shapes and lines and often depicted natural designs such as flowers, birds and the female form. Before the Art Nouveau period, the emphasis had been to design pieces with an emphasis on gem stones, diamonds, rubies emeralds etc. However, during the Art Nouveau period, jewellers adopted the idea of using other semi–precious stones “from nature” such as agate, garnet opal, moonstone, aquamarine and experimented with a wide variety of new techniques e.g. enamelling. The “New Art” style became a worldwide movement encompassing all disciplines of the arts, and world class artists as far afield as Gaudi with his “modernisme” architecture in Spain, Louis Comfort Tiffany in New York with objects, Galle Glass in France and the Liberty & Co Archibald Knox designs in Britain, Jugendstil in Northern Europe and Faberge in Russia. The movement flared brightly but briefly and by 1910 it was already going out of style to be replaced by Art Deco. In fitted period box. Detachable 18ct brooch...