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Demantoid Garnet Diamond Gold Lizard Brooch 1

A stunning demantoid garnet and diamond 18k yellow gold lizard brooch. There is approximately .63cts total in diamonds. While garnets have been known since ancient times, the demantoid variety was not discovered until 1868 in Russia's western central Ural Mountains. Possessing an unusual green color and a dispersion greater than that of diamond, it quickly became a treasured and expensive gemstone. From the time of the demantoids find until about 1919, they were popular in Russia as the…

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Symbolic & Chase on Instagram: "A demantoid garnet and diamond brooch designed as a lizard on the move, American, circa 1910. The demantoid garnet is one of those materials that’s difficult to believe it’s natural. In fact their name, demantoid, means diamond-like, in reference to their “fire” which is due to their high refractive index and light dispersing qualities, which actually outrank those of diamonds. They were discovered by accident (as is often the case) in the Ural Mountains of Russia around 1853 and officially identified as a new form of andradite garnet by a visiting Finnish mineralogist in 1864. The addition of chromium being the cause of their colour. The stone became highly prized and priced, as Fabergé’s use of it in important jewels and objects alike elevated its profile

Symbolic & Chase on Instagram: "A demantoid garnet and diamond brooch designed as a lizard on the move, American, circa 1910. The demantoid garnet is one of those materials that’s difficult to believe it’s natural. In fact their name, demantoid, means diamond-like, in reference to their “fire” which is due to their high refractive index and light dispersing qualities, which actually outrank those of diamonds. They were discovered by accident (as is often the case) in the Ural Mountains of…

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A WHIMSICAL MULTI-GEM, COLOURED DIAMOND AND DIAMOND LIZARD BROOCH, BY CARTIER Designed as a pavé-set yellow diamond and diamond lizard, the skin enhanced by marquise-cut sapphire, emerald, yellow diamond and diamond collets, to the articulated tail and ruby eye details, 10.5 cm long

A WHIMSICAL MULTI-GEM, COLOURED DIAMOND AND DIAMOND LIZARD BROOCH, BY CARTIER Designed as a pavé-set yellow diamond and diamond lizard, the skin enhanced by marquise-cut sapphire, emerald, yellow diamond and diamond collets, to the articulated tail and ruby eye details, 10.5 cm long

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AN ANTIQUE DIAMOND AND EMERALD BROOCH, CIRCA 1895. Designed as an old European-cut diamond and calibré-cut emerald lizard, with cabochon ruby eyes, the head enhanced by an oval-cut emerald, to the tail of flexible design, mounted in silver and gold. #antique #brooch

AN ANTIQUE DIAMOND AND EMERALD BROOCH, CIRCA 1895. Designed as an old European-cut diamond and calibré-cut emerald lizard, with cabochon ruby eyes, the head enhanced by an oval-cut emerald, to the tail of flexible design, mounted in silver and gold. #antique #brooch

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AN ANTIQUE DIAMOND AND EMERALD BROOCH Designed as an old European-cut diamond and calibré-cut emerald lizard, with cabochon ruby eyes, the head enhanced by an oval-cut emerald, to the tail of flexible design, mounted in silver and gold, circa 1895

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