18kw Tsavorite, Ruby, and Diamond Frog Brooch

Sourced from our Estate collection

This brooch is charming, set with Tsavorite green garnets, rubies, and diamonds. We love the whimsical smiling face on this characterful frog with his ruby set eyes. The practical tube closure on the pinstem makes for a secure and easy-to-fasten brooch. All around, a thoughtfully designed, well made and timeless piece.

$4,000.00 (CAD)

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Details

Material

18k White Gold

Stones

0.37ct Diamonds VS F-G, 0.29ct Rubies, 1.42ct Tsavorite Garnets

Weight

9.10g

Size

17mm x 38mm

Condition

New

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Created:2024/11/17 14:50

About

Contemporary Era

(1970 - Now)

Also referred to as the “More is More” Era. Very large-scale jewellery was starting to be produced as Pop Art and Bohemian fashions came into popularity.

Plastic became a new medium to fabricate jewellery. Other pieces were often made of other unconventional materials such as plastic or wood. Prioritizing self-expression over traditional styles and materials became the new style. Jewellery of this Era was considered “wearable art”.

As we headed into the 1980s, jewellery styles became even more extravagant and large, such as oversized hoop earrings and necklaces which were worn by women in the office with their “power suits”. With women commonly in the workplace now, purchasing jewellery for oneself became increasingly common.

Costume jewellery truly began to take centre stage during the 80s. Neon plastic jewellery was not unusual to see on the younger members of this era- especially in a large statement earring. Another staple of the 80s was cross jewellery, necklaces being the favourite.

Contemporary jewellery is something that will always be in trend, because its something that is “made in current time”.

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Garnet - Silicate Minerals

Although the red variety of garnet is the most familiar, they can be found in other colours such as orange, brown, yellow, pink and blue. Rare green garnets are known as Tsavorites and were only introduced to non-mineral specialists in 1974 when famous jewellery company Tiffany & Co held a marketing campaign, bringing the stone to the public. Garnets were first discovered around 3100 BC in the Nile Delta in Egypt. A variety of garnets can be found across the world. Garnet is the traditional birthstone for January and ranks between 7-7.5 on the Mohs hardness scale.

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