Georgian Black Enamel Pearl Diamond Memorial Brooch Pin in 15k Gold - Victoria Sterling

Long before cell phones, before cameras could be carried in a pocket or a purse, photographs were expensive and hard to come by; so people often didn’t have images of their loved ones to keep after that person had passed. Instead, they used a lock of hair, often elaborately woven and put under glass. It gave them a memory, a keepsake, of the person that they had lost. This brooch was made as a memorial to one such person. It would have been worn during the period of mourning, which lasted for a year and then some. The front of this wonderfully hand crafted pin is done in swirls of gold and black enamel and is set with a virtual bouquet of flowers which are accented in creamy white pearls and one small diamond. This brooch has a frame on

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Hand crafted in about 1860, this fantastic and substantial memorial brooch is set with a wonderfully hand carved oval cabochon of banded agate, the

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Georgian Black Enamel Pearl Diamond Memorial Brooch Pin in 15k Gold - Victoria Sterling

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Georgian Black Enamel Pearl Diamond Memorial Brooch Pin in 15k Gold

Georgian Black Enamel Pearl Diamond Memorial Brooch Pin in 15k Gold - Victoria Sterling

Georgian Black Enamel Pearl Diamond Memorial Brooch Pin in 15k

Here he is, an unknown gentleman of distinction, with his wonderful white wig and crisp bowtie, he must be his his Mum’s pride and joy. Certainly,

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The brooch is set with a large, sparkling, richly colored faceted Citrine Gem of about 3.6 carats, and further set with 26, 1.7 mm creamy white pearls. I purchased this English beauty in London where it was made in c 1880, it’s marked with ’15ct’. The brooch measures 17.5 mm north to south and 45.7 mm across.

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