Antique English Victorian Diamond Crescent Brooch

Victorian Burmese ruby and diamond crescent brooch. Set with eleven cushion shape old cut natural unenhanced Burmese rubies in open ba...

Victorian tortoise beetle brooch. Set horizontally with three iridescent Brazilian tortoise leaf beetles graduating in size from the centre in closed back claw settings, to a novelty...

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

Antique diamond wing brooch, attributed to Carlo and Arthur Giuliano, circa 1900. A gold and silver brooch in the form of a pair of outstretched wings, the wings with one hundred and sixteen pavé set round old cut diamonds with an approximate total weight of 5.80 carats, and additionally set with two old cut drop shaped diamonds set to top and bottom of the centrepiece with an approximate total weight of 2.05 carats. Originally part of a hair ornament. In a fitted Wartski box, authentication courtesy of Wartski. This brooch appears in 'Pre-Raphaelite to Arts and Crafts Jewellery', by Charlotte Gere and Geoffrey Munn, p. 12. Please note shipping to the United States of America requires the purchaser to fill out a CBP 5106 customs form before the item is shipped. This form is a legal requirement for any item over $2,000 which is being imported into the United States. One of the details the form requests is the purchaser’s social security number or importer’s number. One of the most collectable makers of antique jewellery is the London house of Giuliano, founded by the Neapolitan-born Carlo Giuliano, and succeeded by his sons Carlo and Arthur Alphonse. Though unmarked, this piece is likely to have once been a part of a tiara or hair ornament made by Giuliano due to its similarity to other signed pieces by the firm. There are five known pieces, in addition to the present jewel, by Giuliano which are comprised of a pair of diamond set wings with a larger stone or stones placed at centre. All five—a convertible hair ornament/brooch, a tiara, and three brooches—appeared in Wartski’s 1989 exhibition Artists’ Jewellery: Pre-Raphaelite to Arts and Crafts, and additionally two of these five are featured in the book of the same title by Charlotte Gere and Geoffrey Munn. The present piece is most similar to the diamond hair ornament...

Victorian diamond and enamel tiger brooch. Set to centre with a round old cut diamond in a closed back claw setting, with an approximate weight of 0.20 carats, further set with two r...

Antique enamel bug brooch. Set to centre with five round rose cut diamonds in closed back grain settings with an approximate combined weight of 0.05 carats,...

Here we have a charming diamond brooch dating back to the Victorian period. This antique piece has been crafted from old gold and silver into the shape of a crescent moon. This frame...

This is a gorgeous sapphire and diamond set crescent moon brooch dating back to the Victorian period. It is crafted in 18ct yellow gold featuring a single row of claw set old cut dia...

A late Victorian ruby and diamond crescent brooch, with one row of graduating cushion spape rubies estimated to weight 3.8 carats, and...

A stunning, fine and impressive, large antique Victorian 6.30 carat diamond and 9 karat yellow gold, silver set crescent brooch; part of our diverse antique jewellery collections This stunning, fine and impressive antique brooch has been crafted in 9k yellow gold with a silver setting. The crescent shaped, pierced decorated frame is ornamented with a central 0.78ct Old European round cut diamond, flanked on either side by two further stunning feature diamonds. The silver set design is embellished with a further twenty-one claw set Old European round cut diamonds, graduating in size dependant on location. The brooch secures to the reverse with a hinged pin and clasp. This large diamond crescent brooch...

This is a wonderful antique ruby, diamond and pearl crescent brooch. Crafted in 15ct yellow gold during the late Victorian era, the focal aspect of this...

A stunning antique Victorian crescent moon brooch from the late 19th Century adorned with alternating cushion cut blue sapphires and old...