English Ceylon Sapphire & Diamond Crescent Brooch | 3.07ctw Sapphires | 18ct Gold | c.1890 decorative bar setting diamond and pearl

diamond and pearl

or a heavenly addition to the maximalist look of your dreams

many types of jewelry came and went in style

The cult of Victorian memorial jewelry is famous not only for its wide spread prevalence

worn as protective amulets

English Ceylon Sapphire & Diamond Crescent Brooch | 3.07ctw Sapphires | 18ct Gold | c.1890 decorative bar setting diamond and pearlThe enchantment of the crescent moon is nothing new. The 19th century celestial enthusiast understood that the moon held sway not only over the human mind but over the tides themselves and this magnificent example, set with 21 graduated Ceylon sapphires totalling 3. 07ctw alongside 24 graduated diamonds at approximately 0. 48ctw, captures exactly that synergy of blue stone and diamond starlight. Crescent brooches of this period were often given as