Victorian romantic gold tie pin, adorned with a sculpted hand holding a rose-cut diamond
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This early Victorian era tie pin, dating from around 1850, depicts a hand delicately modeled in matte yellow gold, lifting a rose-cut diamond with remarkable grace and precision. The sculpted bracelet, with its scalloped edge and delicate folds, adds a charming touch of period elegance, like a scene from a romantic miniature portrait. Its blend of sensitivity, artistic finesse, and tactile details makes it a precious keepsake from the Romantic Victorian era.
Type of jewelry
tie pin or tie pin
Condition
very good condition
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Country of origin
unknown
Style
Victorian decorative art refers to the artistic style developed during the Victorian era. This period is characterized by an eclectic revival of historical styles and the introduction of intercultural influences from the Middle East and Asia in furniture, accessories, and interior decoration. Victorian design is often seen as having succumbed to a regrettable excess of ornamentation. The Arts and Crafts movement, the aesthetic movement, the Anglo-Japanese style, and Art Nouveau all have their origins at the end of the Victorian era.
See also: Victorian
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Style specifics
The Romantic Victorian period - Experts divide the reign of Queen Victoria, also called the Victorian era (1837 - 1901), into three periods of about twenty years each: the Romantic Victorian period (1837 - 1860), the Grand Victorian period (1860 - 1880), and the Late or Aesthetic Victorian period (1880 - 1901).
We consider this period to belong to the Romantic Victorian era. It encompasses the coronation of Victoria as Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, her marriage to King Albert, and their love, their devotion to their union and to their country, all sources of inspiration. The jewelry of this era is characterized by intricate engravings and special techniques where enamel is subtly worked. These techniques made it possible to give jewelry a certain opulence while using a reduced amount of precious metals, which were very rare at the time. Among the most prized (semi-)precious stones are amethyst, coral, garnet, natural pearls, and turquoise. The connotation is obviously sentimental, symbolic, and romantic, with motifs evoking the Gothic and/or the Renaissance and a profusion of motifs such as anchors, birds, branches, crosses, hearts, and snakes.
Period
circa 1850
Events and facts of this era, poetry of this era, fashion of this era.
Theme
hand holding a diamond between its fingers
Material 18K
yellow gold (tested on touchstone)
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Technique
Rose-cut diamonds are set on an aluminum foil. This is a special technique used to enhance their brilliance.
Diamonds
A rose-cut diamond. We do not know the weight of this diamond, which is common in our trade for rose-cut diamonds.
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Birthstones
The diamond is the birthstone (or stone of the month) for the month of April.
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Maker’s Marks
No marks.
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Dimensions
hand 2.10 cm (0.83 inch) x 0.85 cm (0.33 inch), total length 9.60 cm (3.78 inches)
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Weight
4.30 grams (2.76 dwt)
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Référence 58 Facettes : 9946617545033
SKU : 25321-0203
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