Burmese ruby and diamond crescent brooch, French, circa 1885.


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Burmese ruby and diamond crescent brooch, French, circa 1885.

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Burmese ruby and diamond crescent brooch. Set with eleven cushion shape old cut natural unenhanced Burmese rubies in open back claw settings with a combined approximate weight of 5.80 carats, further set with seventy five graduated round rose cut diamonds in open back grain and rubover settings with a combined approximate weight of 0.75 carats, all to an elaborate crescent brooch, featuring an intricate repeating openwork design, a neatly pierced gallery and intricate open backholing, fitted to reverse with a secure gold hinged pin and scroll clasp. Marked 18 carat gold, tested silver, French, circa 1885, accompanied by a fitted box and Gemmological Certification Services report #5776-4528.

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Throughout the 19th century, British astronomers made many advances in the sphere of astronomy and cosmology. The appearance of the Great Comets of 1843 and 1882 that remained for months burning in the sky above England contributed to the Victorian fascination with heavenly bodies. Celestial designs were a common feature in jewellery during this era, with stars, crescents, and sunbursts playing into the relatively new fascination for the science of cosmology.

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This brooch is in excellent condition.

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Burmese ruby and diamond crescent brooch, French, circa 1885.
Burmese ruby and diamond crescent brooch. Set with eleven cushion shape old cut natural unenhanced Burmese rubies in open back claw settings with a combined approximate weight of 5.80 carats, further set with seventy five graduated round rose cut diamonds in open back grain and rubover settings with a combined approximate weight of 0.75 carats, all to an elaborate crescent brooch, featuring an intricate repeating openwork design, a neatly pierced gallery and intricate open backholing, fitted to reverse with a secure gold hinged pin and scroll clasp. Marked 18 carat gold, tested silver, French, circa 1885, accompanied by a fitted box and Gemmological Certification Services report #5776-4528.
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