Victorian Brooch Crescent Moon with Blue Enamel and Rose Cut Diamonds

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Victorian Brooch Crescent Moon with Blue Enamel and Rose Cut Diamonds

About the Item

Antique jewelry object group: brooch Condition: excellent condition Do you wish for a 360? view of this unique jewel? Just send us your request and we’ll give you the direct link to the videoclip showing this treasure’s full splendour as no picture can. Country of origin: unknown Style: Victorian Period: ca. 1880 Source of inspiration: Mother Nature Theme: Crescent - In art and symbolism, a crescent is generally the shape produced when a circular disk has a segment of another circle removed from its edge, so that what remains is a shape enclosed by two circular arcs of different diameters which intersect at two points (usually in such a manner that the enclosed shape does not include the center of the original circle). The crescent is one of the oldest symbols known to humanity. Together with the sun, it appeared on Akkadian seals as early as 2300 BC. The crescent was well known in the Middle East and was transplanted by the Phoenicians in the 8th century BC as far as Carthage (now in Tunisia). The crestent and star also appears on pre-Islamic coins of South Arabia. In the 12th century the crescent and star was adopted by the Turks and since then the crescent, often accompanied by a Star and mentioned in the 53rd surah (chapter) of the Qur'an, has been a symbol of Islam since. It is, in fact, a historical symbol of the Turks, associated especially with the Ottoman Empire, but also pre-Islamic Turkic nations such as the Göktürks used the crescent and star figure on their coins. The crescent moon is also a symbol associated with the Hindu's iconography: with the deity Shiva, who wears it at the top of his matted hair. The crescent is also used as a heraldic symbol. However, this usage is not affiliated in any way with Islam. The roots of the Slavic crescent can be traced to the old Slavic pagan beliefs. In English and Canadian heraldry a crescent is the cadence mark of a second son. The crescent symbol is also used to represent the moon in astronomy and astrology, and to represent silver (the metal associated with the moon) in alchemy, where, by inference, it can also be used to represent qualities that silver possesses. (Alchemy and Symbols, By M. E. Glidewell, Epsilon.) Material: 18k pink gold and silver, see also: The silver on gold technique Technique: Enamelling is an old and widely-adopted technology. The ancient Egyptians applied enamels to pottery and stone objects. The ancient Greeks, Celts, Russians, and Chinese also used enameling processes on metal objects. Enamel is the colorful result of fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 degrees Celsius. The powder melts and flows and hardens to a smooth, durable vitreous coating on metal, glass or ceramic. Diamond(s): 25 rose cut diamonds. We do not have the weight of the diamonds which is normal in our trade when it comes to rose cuts. Birthstones: Diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for April. Hallmarks: No trace. Dimensions: diameter Ø 3,70 cm (1,46 inch) Weight: 5,00 gram (3,21 dwt) Reference Nº: 19026-0060 - Copyright photography: Adin, fine antique jewelry - The jewelry on our pictures is NOT Photoshopped - Comes with certificate

Metal:
Gold,18k Gold,Rose Gold,Silver
Stone:
Diamond,White Diamond
Weight:
5.1 g
Style:
Victorian
Place of Origin:
Unknown
Period:
1880-1889
Date of Manufacture:
Circa 1880
Condition:
Seller Location:
Antwerp, BE
Reference Number:
Seller: 19026-00601stDibs: LU108116082052