Joyful flower brooch from the fifties made by the famous jeweler Wolfers freres

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
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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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