Victorian Giardinetti Brooch Platinum Victorian pavé set old cut

Victorian pavé set old cut diamond frog brooch with a line of demantoid garnets down his back and ruby eyes set in fine 18ct gold and silver circa 1870

clean white stones

This charming piece has two glazed internal areas for photographs and was made circa 1870

The central diamonds are approximately 1

garnet and topaz Maltese cross to a pearl set bezel

Victorian Giardinetti Brooch Platinum Victorian pavé set old cutA very pretty early Victorian 18ct gold and silver giardinetti brooch designed to resemble a basket of flowers with rose cut diamonds, demantoid garnets and rubies. The term giardinetti comes from the Italian for "little gardens" and was used to describe jewellery from the beginning of the 18th century that resembled flowers. In brooches, these are often arranged in vases, urns or baskets. They are cleverly designed in intricate openwork settings to