Silver-topped-Gold Ruby Enamel Diamond Flower Brooch

This exceptional Victorian-era diamond and enamel brooch exemplifies the period’s fascination with naturalism, symbolism, and technical bravura. Fashioned as a flowering spray, it combines rose-cut diamonds set in silver-topped gold with richly shaded green enamel leaves, meticulously veined to mimic living foliage. The flower’s ruby-set center introduces chromatic contrast and depth, while the asymmetrical composition reflects mid-19th-century Romantic aesthetics. Such jewel-painting—uniting gemstones, polychrome enamel, and sculptural goldwork—was prized by Victorian connoisseurs as both ornament and miniature work of art, embodying sentiment, craftsmanship, and the era’s reverence for nature.

Circa: Victorian Era

Metal: Silver-topped gold

Diamonds: 85 rose-cut diamonds (approx. 6.8 ct)

Cabochon rubies: 13 stones (approx. 0.7 ct)

Measurements: 8.7cm x 6.2cm

Weight: 44.26g

SKU: IF04142