17th Century Gold and Rose Cut Diamond Cross

17th Century gold and Rose Cut diamond Cross

A diamond cross set with 23 old table rose cut diamonds withstands since the 17th century

Pear shaped suspension, the primary shape of a diamond ascending from an eight lobed dome embellished with mille grains repeats around the fully diamond-encrusted centre. The airy presence of this jewel is a merit of the curling wirework from which leaflets sprout in between the intersections.

• OBJECT GROUP : combined pendant and brooch
  The brooch-system in the back is the only thing that's not original. It is added in a later stage; most probably somewhere in the first half of the 19th Century.
• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN : Although it does not carry any legible control marks we believe it is of Spanish or Portuguese origin.
• STYLE : Typically for 17th century South European jewelry
• PERIOD : 1650
• SOURCE OF INSPIRATION : Christianity
• THEME : Cross
• MATERIAL : 18ct yellow gold
• DIAMONDS : 23 old table rose cut diamonds.These table rose cuts are one of the very first versions of rose cuts as we know it today.
  
• WEIGHT : 17.50 gram (11.25 dwt)
• HALLMARKS : No trace
• CONDITION : Excellent condition - (contact us for our condition scale)
• MEASUREMENTS : Height approx. 5.75 cm (2.26 inch)