Description

Good quality Sapphires are incredibly difficult to find, so to have nine matching Cushion Cut Blue Sapphires of superior colour and clarity really is quite remarkable.

Towards the end of the 19th Century, an era commonly referred to as The Aesthetic Period, Crescent Moon motifs became incredibly popular; in part due to the woman seen as the leader of fashion at this time, Princess Alexandra. This piece favours the more valuable of the favoured gems of the time and judging by the extremely high quality of the piece it was more than likely specially commissioned.

We have seen other similar brooches to this but all have thus far been vastly inferior in terms of quality. The Sapphires are quite simply breathtaking as the photographs attempt to display. They do not really do justice to the richness of the colour, which is heightened by the contrasting White of the Old European Cut Diamonds.

The brooch itself is unmarked but is more than likely 18 Carat Gold and is beautifully crafted. It's weight is a great indication of quality. It features an elaborate Gallery edging and a fabulously high quality safety catch to the underside of the pin which prevents it from unhooking when worn.

It really is the Sapphires which are the star of the show as they are THE most amazing colour and beautifully clear. The central Sapphire is approximately .50 Carats in weight and the others graduate down in size.

It is in superb A1 condition and measures 2" tip to tip.

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Price: £1,195.00 (approx $2,060.00 USD)

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