Georgian Regard Locket Brooch 18 Karat Yellow Gold

A vintage sapphire and diamond set cat brooch in 18 karat yellow gold and platinum, circa 1960 This charming stylized cat pin brooch is beautifully made. The strands of his fur ar...

A ruby and diamond koala brooch in yellow gold, circa 1960. This charming vintage koala pin brooch is beautifully made. Its facial features and fur are ...

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 Victorian 9 karat yellow gold ruby owl brooch This charming bar brooch has a seated owl to its centre which is beautifully detailed in yellow and ...

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...

18 karat yellow gold brooch with enamels depicting "madonna della seggiola" / Made in Italy 1850s-1880s Diameter 3.8cm

Designed as a stylized swirling knotted snake suspending an apple charm from mouth Gold body is deeply grooved with scales and accented by silver-topped head Accented by grooved faci...

Locket pendant-Brooch in 18 karat yellow gold, horse head hallmark and silver, crab hallmark. Sublime antique jewelry from the Napoleon III period, consisting of an antique brooch re...