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Brooches

A gem-set snowdrop brooch,

Austrian, circa 1900.

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modelled with a gently curving stem mounted with old European cut diamonds with an overlapping leaf mounted in gold with demantoid garnets, the flower head suspended from the stem, so it moves freely, the petals mounted with diamonds with demantoid garnet set inner segments and ovary.

Length: 6.9cm

£6,850

Snowdrops are symbolic of hope, new beginnings and rebirth, as they are the first flowers to blossom, breaking through the ice in the late winter.