Renaissance Brooches

Victorian Pendant/Brooch in 15 carat yellow gold with rubies, pearls and diamonds in a starburst floral design, circa 1850 15 carat gold Ceylon rubies, half pearls and diamond set. Rubies, Ceylon, natural untreated, 0.6ct total (approx) Half Pearls, natural “Gulf” Pearls...

Antique Platinum Pin, convertible to pendant with rings on reverse. Contains 2 European cut diamonds for a total 2.20ct, they are K/L color VS2 ...

The brooch is 24mm wide, 2.25 inches in length, made of 18K yellow gold, and weighs 6.40 DWT (approx. 9.95 grams). It also has seven round sapphires.

This pin is made of platinum and weighs 1.90 DWT (approx. 2.95 grams). It contains one European cut H-I color and SI clarity diamond weighing 0.07 CT. Dimensions: 2" X .50"

A stunning, fine and impressive antique French 0.16 carat sapphire and 0.40 carat diamond, 18 karat yellow gold and 22k gold coin pendant / brooch; part of our antique jewelry and estate jewelry collections. This stunning French numismatic antique pendant has been crafted in 18k yellow gold, with a 22k yellow gold coin. The impressive circular frame is ornamented with an impressive scalloped decorated border accented with twenty-four Dutch cut diamonds, totalling 0.40Ct. This scalloped design is further ornamented with an entwining inverted-scalloped border incorporating eight impressive individually bezel set square faceted cut sapphires. The anterior face of the 22k yellow gold French coin, set to the centre of the design, depicts the laureate head portrait of Napoleon I with the elucidating text 'NAPOLEON EMPEREUR'. The reverse of the coin displays the value of the piece '20 Francs' and year '1813' with a wreath, encompassed with the text 'EMPIRE FRANCAIS'. The coin bears the mintmark Bayonne (L) which was in use between 1795-1835. The pendant is suspended from a contemporary 18k yellow gold 45.72cm/18" trace chain via an integrated, hinged ring loop attachment. The chain secures with a conventional spring-loaded bolt ring fastening. This versatile pendant is fitted with an integrated hinged pin and clasp to the reverse to allow it to be worn as a brooch if so desired. This pendant is hallmarked to the reverse with the 18k mark 750 and has been independently tested using state of the art technology (Niton XL2 Analyzer) and verified as 18k and 22k gold. This impressive pendant is supplied with an independent diamond grading report card. Images do not always reflect the true color and brilliance of gemstones and diamonds. The video however provides a truer representation of the actual color and showcases each stone. Condition This impressive French coin pendant...

Edwardian enameled white Orchid convertible brooch. Beautiful three-dimensional piece, created in America during the Edwardian and the Art Nouveau periods, between the 1901-1910. Th...

Finely detailed turquoise & cultured pearl pendant (brooch/in) crafted in 14k yellow gold (circa 1950s to 1960s). Cabochon cut turquoise measures from 2mm to 4mm. Cultured pearls ...

This is truly one of the most spectacular and beautiful antique mourning brooches of its design. It is a very large sized brooch and can also be worn as a pendant, it is a knot form with engraved tendrils forming the knot shape, encompassing a central panel of black enamel. The black enamel oval is decorated with a stunning floral display set with rose cut diamonds that have the wonderful low light twinkle and glint of the old rose cuts. The tendrils take on a naturalist form with lead finials...

A wonderful and rare early Art Nouveau Brooch Pendant in the form of a Butterfly. The magnificent Butterfly is 14 Karat Gold. It is set with a central gorgeous Old Mine Cut Diamond...

Designed as a highly rendered daisy with texturous center and fanning petals. Grooved with opaque matte white enamel - exhibiting minimal loss. Reverse is decorated with rendered gol...

Here we have an amazing antique hair/picture locket from Victorian England. The piece is solid 15k yellow gold and has its original patina in tact. The piece has an Etruscan style de...

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...