Imagine candlelight in a great hall, refracted through seventy-three diamonds, each one catching a flame and sending it outward in a glittering chorus. This Victorian masterpiece is a display of splendor, a round cluster brooch that blossoms like a celestial flower. Its versatility made it a treasure of its day, meant to be worn either as pendant or brooch, adapting as easily to a grand gown as to an elegant evening chain.

Handcrafted in about 1870, the piece is composed of 15 karat gold with a silver setting for the diamonds, as was traditional of the era. It holds a remarkable seventy-three diamonds, together weighing an estimated 6.03 carats. At the center rests a 6 mm diamond of approximately 0.75 carats, surrounded by concentric circles of old cuts ranging from 3.8 mm to 1.7 mm. The whole design creates an intricate geometry of brilliance. The brooch measures 39.5 mm north to south, 38 mm across, and rises 17 mm in depth. It weighs 23.5 grams. Though unmarked, it has been carefully tested for metal purity.

A jewel such as this was never meant to be modest, it was meant to impress, to command admiration. Today, it remains a tour de force of Victorian design, as wearable as it is breathtaking, waiting for its next chapter in a life of brilliance.

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Item ID: BDA25030VA