14 Karat Gold and Sapphire Vintage Brooch of Enameled Pair of Turtle Dove Birds

This delightful Italian turtle brooch, pin is finely crafted in 14k yellow gold and would make a fantastic edition to any neckline. The turtle shell is ad...

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...

18k yellow gold and diamond "turtle" brooch 37 diamonds 0.50 carat 1 cabochon sapphire 16.5 grams

Exquisite handcrafted turtle brooch set with 14 natural beautiful Sapphires, "Dolce vita" style!

Handcraft Birds 14 Karat White And Yellow Gold Australian Baroque Pearls Diamonds Sapphires Brooch Made entirely by hand by our craftsmen. Brooch total weight 24.40 grams Pearls wei...

Exquisite Enamel design giving the appearance of pearls on the outer edge and beautiful details in the center that give the appearance of bright red rubies. The details on this penda...