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Art Nouveau sunrise brooch.

I think this brooch perfectly exemplifies the fairy-tale feeling that is what I love about Art Nouveau jewelry.

 Art Nouveau sunrise brooch with diamonds and emeralds. Via Diamonds in the Library.

It’s the ideal mix of whimsical and ethereal. The design and composition are marvelous – the lines radiating out of the sun, the diamond frame, the shape of the female nude perfectly accentuating the scene.

The openwork oval brooch centers one old European-cut diamond with gold wire rays radiating outward, atop a landscape set with square-cut emeralds and a diamond-set sun reflection, edged by old European-cut diamonds, accented by a reclining gold nude female figure wrapped in drapery.

These may be the first boobs I’ve posted on my blog. A great day for us all.

This brooch was listed in Doyle New York’s October 2012 Important Estate Jewelry sale. All images and info are thanks to Doyle New York.

Art Nouveau sunrise brooch with diamonds and emeralds. Via Diamonds in the Library.

Edwardian sapphire and diamond tassel pendant/brooch.

I’ve been visiting this necklace’s website for a while. If we were in middle school, I’d be carrying around a draft of a note to slip in its locker while it’s in class: “Hello. I like you. – Your secret admirer.”

An Edwardian sapphire and diamond tassel pendant brooch. Can be worn as a brooch or on a necklace.

This Edwardian tassel pendant (convertible to brooch) begins with a diamond collet and scroll top section of openwork turban design centering on a cushion-shaped sapphire and diamond cluster. This top element suspends seven diamond chain tassels, six with circular-cut diamond terminals and one with a further cushion-shaped sapphire and diamond cluster. The pendants comes with a diamond-studded neckchain.

This beautiful pendant/brooch is currently for sale at Humphrey Butler. All images and info are thanks to Humphrey Butler.

Belle Epoque diamond and colored diamond brooch.

I know I’ve probably blogged enough for the day when I find myself typing things like “pretty, shiny,  pretty pretties.” Fun fact: I do often say things like that out loud to myself. It’s generally how my boyfriend knows I’m blogging.

But what else can you say about a brooch like this?

Belle Epoque diamond and colored diamond brooch, circa 1910. Center diamond is a pear-shaped fancy brownish pink diamond weighing approximately 5.83 carats. Via Diamonds in the Library.

This is what Christie’s said about it:

“Centering upon a bezel-set pear-shaped fancy brownish pink diamond, weighing approximately 5.83 carats, within an old mine-cut diamond scalloped surround, topped by a bezel-set old European-cut diamond, the bottom suspending briolette-cut diamond drops with single-cut diamond foliate detail and and collet-set diamonds, mounted in platinum, circa 1910.”

This is what I have to say: Wow, that’s a big pink diamond. Shiny shiny pretty pretties. Happy Friday!

This brooch was listed in Christie’s 22 April 2010 Jewels auction. All images and info are thanks to Christie’s.

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