Early Georgian Rose Diamond Heart Pendant peridot DATE: Miniature

DATE: Miniature

The Victorians created a secret "language of flowers" whereby different flowers and plants were infused with symbolic meaning

Width at head: 14

By the 1920s

A rather special Victorian celestial brooch with a five-pointed star inside an elongated crescent moon

Early Georgian Rose Diamond Heart Pendant peridot DATE: MiniatureDATE: George I, c. 1720 An astonishing early 18th century heart pendant set with 12 glistening rose cut diamonds. The stones rest in closed settings over silver foil a cunning trick that allows light to be reflected back out through the stones giving a bright and lively appearance. The central stone is triangular in shape, and having been cut by hand they all possess great, asymmetrical, wonky characters. No laser precision uniformity here. The back