Victorian Diamond Star Locket bangles imagination and mythology

imagination and mythology

which signifies a darkening of the moon and a break in the natural cycles of the cosmos

while the diamonds rest in gorgeous swirling foliate tops

95ct rectangular step cut

and Corinthian helmet complete with a serpentine crest

Victorian Diamond Star Locket bangles imagination and mythologyAn antique disc locket dating from the late Victorian period, circa 1900. The front features an old European cut diamond in an engraved star settings unusual on account of the "natural" present on the table crown. A "natural" is part of the rough diamond crystal's natural faces that's been left unpolished (in this case because it was slightly intended, just beneath the surface of the polished stone. They're usually seen on the girdle rather than the