French Diamond Bow Brooch | 5ctw | 18ct White Gold | Post-Art Deco c.1930s muff chain with our subject sitting in

with our subject sitting in as the Virgin

all 36 rose cuts glimmer

Metal: 14ct white gold

this is a very remarkable example of a lavaliere from the Belle Epoque

French Diamond Bow Brooch | 5ctw | 18ct White Gold | Post-Art Deco c.1930s muff chain with our subject sitting inWhen 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