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Style/Date: Late 1800's Materials: 14K yellow gold, opal, ruby, seed pearls Description: Gold brooch from the late 1800's with wishbone and fly, which is made up with opal, round faceted ruby and seed pearls. To understand what the significance of this piece is, click here.
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Style/Date: Edwardian Materials: Platinum, 14K yellow gold, sapphire Description: Platinum topped 14K yellow gold filigree bow shaped brooch with square cut blue sapphire made by the Krementz company. They were one of the finest jewelers in Newark, New Jersey, ( a major jewelry manufacturing center in the 19th-20th centuries.)
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Style/Date: Victorian Materials: 14K yellow gold, variscite Description: 14K yellow gold brooch with twisted wire floral design and large variscite cabochon. Variscite is found in southwestern USA, and is very similar chemically to turquoise (it has no copper!) The pin exhibits "bloomed gold." This was a process in which it was dipped in acid and the alloy would disintegrate and leave behind a matt finish hi carat gold, which was desired at that time. Also called "Romanization."
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Style/Date: Victorian Materials: 15K 3 color gold Description: Stunning English gold brooch with applied flowers, shamrocks (good luck) in the center and forget me nots (true love) interspersed between laurel around the outside. On the reverse, is a 4 leaf clover under glass. A custom brooch given to a gal for courtship. Thankfully in its original box!