French Diamond Bow Brooch | 5ctw | 18ct White Gold | Post-Art Deco c.1930s muff chain each specific to the flower

each specific to the flower or even the color of the flower

and the foil is quite pristine

all 36 rose cuts glimmer

A special sterling band featuring an almost chocolate box-like decoration all the way around with Maltese crosses that form flowers

Circa mid to late 19th century

French Diamond Bow Brooch | 5ctw | 18ct White Gold | Post-Art Deco c.1930s muff chain each specific to the flowerWhen I first encountered this brooch, I was not only taken aback by the remarkable amount of material here my French associates have a phrase for this moment: il y a du matriel l ! but additionally by the absolutely textbook exemplary silhouette this jewel cuts. Almost like a bow tilted, as though italicized, this exceptionally heavy 18ct brooch would be at home in an exhibition on post Deco jewels of the 1930s. Speaking to Cubism, post modernism, and