Antique jewelry object group: brooches
Country of origin: Belgium
Style: Fifties (of the twentieth century)
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Style specifics: This type of jewelry is very specific for the fifties of
the twentieth century. All sorts of animals were used as
source of inspiration for the goldsmiths. Made in gold and decorated with enamel and precious stones, the result of their
labor most of the times well-made, clever and
cute.
Period: ca. 1950
(events and facts in 1950)
Source of inspiration: mother nature
Theme: flower symbolism - click here for an
explanation on Flower symbolism
Material: 18K yellow gold
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Diamonds:
One semi-modern brilliant cut diamond with a
total estimated weight of approx. 0.03 crt. The cut is semi-modern as the stone is polished around 1950 which means that although to today's standards it is considered to
be a modern brilliant cut, its cullet (the point at the bottom) is still polished flat.
Note: All diamond weights, color grades and clarity are approximate since the stones were not removed from their mounts to preserve the integrity of the setting.
Precious stones:
Four rubies and
three sapphires
eight flowers cut out mother-of-pearl
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Birthstones:
Diamond is the birthstone (or
month stone) for April,
ruby for
July
and sapphire for
September.
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Brand: Wolfers (at the back of the brooch in the closure, a triangle is engraved with three little stars in it, the "signature" of Wolfers)
Hallmarks: "750" indicating 18K gold
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Condition: excellent condition
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Dimensions: Width approximately 5.87 cm (2.31 inch)
Weight: 174.40 gram (112.14 dwt)
Reference Nº: 09329-4320
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