How amazing is it that something this intricate has survived for more than 100 years?
![Victorian enamel, diamond, gem-set and pearl bracelet, circa 1880. Via Diamonds in the Library.](https://i0.wp.com/diamondsinthelibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Victorian-enamel-diamond-gem-set-and-pearl-bracelet-circa-1880.-Via-Diamonds-in-the-Library..jpg?resize=586%2C640)
This beauty is Victorian, circa 1880, made in Renaissance Revival style. I think it’s impossibly lovely. Very ornate, certainly, but I think the shapes and colors all work marvelously together.
The bracelet centers a square-shaped plaque of openwork scroll motif applied with white and black enamel. This square plaque centers one rose-cut diamond, quartered by 4 pearls, accented by 6 round sapphires and rubies. The chain is composed of alternating white and black enamel clover-shaped links set with 3 rose-cut diamonds and 4 sapphires, joined by oval gold links.
![Detail; Victorian enamel, diamond, gem-set and pearl bracelet, circa 1880. Via Diamonds in the Library.](https://i0.wp.com/diamondsinthelibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Detail-Victorian-enamel-diamond-gem-set-and-pearl-bracelet-circa-1880.-Via-Diamonds-in-the-Library..jpg?resize=445%2C470)
This bracelet was listed in Doyle New York’s October 2012 Important Estate Jewelry sale. All images and info are thanks to Doyle New York.
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