Magnificent Antique Victorian Rose Cut Diamond Set Brooch Pendant

Antique Victorian Rose Cut Diamond Set Brooch Pendant

A large rose cut diamond pendant, set with a grandiose rose cut diamond to the centre with a border of two rows of old rose cut diamonds suspended from a diamond encrusted love knot bow.

One hundred rose cut diamonds on foil are dispersed over this silver Victorian jewel with an 18ct red gold back, which is wearable as a pendant as well as a brooch thanks to skilful crafting.

Country of origin: Although it does not carry any legible control marks we believe this to be of French or Belgian origin.

Period: ca. 1870

Material: 18ct red gold and silver, see also: The silver on gold technique

Technique: The rose cuts are set on foil. This is a special technique that was used to bring the lustre of the diamonds to its best quality.

Diamonds: One truly gigantic rose cut diamond. Though we do not have the weight of this diamond (which is normal in our trade when it comes to rose cuts) we roughly estimate the weight of this carbuncle at an approximate 2.50 to 3.00 carat. T

he dimensions of this stone are approximately 1.30 cm (0.51 inch) x 0.95 cm (0.37 inch).

The quality of this huge stone is high, close to perfect for a stone this age. With the bare eye, it looks flawless but with a loupe (magnifying 10 times) one can see a small inclusion at 4 o'clock. The colour of this stone is also in the higher whiter regions, but hard to determine because the stone is foil set (like all the stones in this jewel).
A modern oval brilliant cut diamond of these dimensions would weigh an approximate 5.00 carat!

The big stone is accompanied by no less than 99 rose-cut diamonds.

Note: All diamond weights, colour grades and clarity are approximate since the stones were not removed from their mounts to preserve the integrity of the setting.

Hallmarks: No trace.

Dimensions: Total height when dangling under bow 5,78 cm

Weight: 22,60 gram