Victorian Clover Brooch

Victorian Clover BroochBeautiful antique bar brooch built around a gleaming, gem studded clover set with vivid red rubies and old mine cut diamonds. The knife edge bar is crafted in 15 carat gold with further ruby* and diamond flourishes at each end. It dates from the late Victorian period, circa 1890. *one stone is a red spinel Era: Victorian, circa 1890 Stones: Rubies, Old Mine Cut Diamonds, one Red Spinel Length: 4. 9cm Clover: 1. 5cm by 1. 4cm Marks: None, tested as

Ring size: I ½ or 4

it dates from the 1930s

when engagement rings really started to become a thing

The stones reside within a sculptural head comprising lengths of thick gold wire with formed with elegant parabolic curves

designed to make the stones appear much larger than they really are by mimicking the appearance of light reflecting off the pavilion facets

the three stones said to represent the past

crafted in solid 9 carat gold

tested as 9ct (chain) and 15ct gold (clasp)

26ct total approx)

Anne Richter (1949) p67

The ring dates from the 1970s with cushion-shaped face and English hallmarks for 9 carat gold

allowing the molecules to arrange themselves in sapphire's strict and rigid crystalline form