A gold bracelet by Phillips Brothers
London, circa 1890
An antique moonstone and diamond brooch
English, circa 1900
comprising of two conjoined moonstone hearts, each surrounded with a border of rose cut diamonds, tied together beneath a diamond set ribbon, mounted in silver and gold.
Length: 2.9cm
Illustrated
See no. 166 (pg 162) of From Function to Fantasy, The Brooch: From 1200 BCE to the contemporary.
The luminous enamels that decorate Carl Fabergé’s works of art are characteristic of a large proportion of the firm’s pieces. Their vividness results from the engraving of the gold or silver surface to which the enamel is applied, either in simple repeated patterns, or in a multitude of ever more complex designs. The application of a translucent coloured enamel allowed the engraved motifs to catch the light as the work was moved, and the most sophisticated sinuous or curved patterns could create the illusion of a moiré silk.
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