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An antique brooch with a total of nine phantom Czech glass, large, medium and small sapphire cabochons, each held in a brass crown-like claw. It is a fine-grained, delicate cabochon that looks like frosted glass, and from the depths, it is gentle and mysterious, from pale mauve to purple, chocolate, emerald greenish light blue to blue, with a beautiful shine that can only be seen in antique sapphire. I’m leaving it alone.
The nine saphiret glass cabochons are approximately 4mm in diameter, even the smallest. And there are three types: 7mm and 9mm. The maximum thickness is about 4mm.
Saphiret is a Bohemian glass made in the Gavronz region of Czechoslovakia in the mid-19th century, and is said to have been made by mixing molten gold with sapphire-colored glass, but the details of the manufacturing method are unknown. It is now a collector’s item as it is no longer possible to make it.
Due to the soaring price of gold, production ceased around the beginning of the 20th century, so jewelry using saphiret glass is an antique from the Victorian, Edwardian, and Arts and Crafts eras. It is rarely seen after Art Deco. The reason why there are variations in color, with some having a strong blue color and others having a strong chocolate to brick color, is due to the difference in the composition of gold.
This item can also be used as a vertically long diamond-shaped pendant by passing the chain of the necklace through the pin of the brooch.
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●Size: 2.5cm x 4.2cm
●Color, material: Brass color metal, sapphire, clear rhinestone
●Condition: The pin part has been repaired, but it is still used There is no problem with this. It is rotary and seems to be newer than the main body. This is an antique and old item, and due to age, the foil at the back of the saphiret glass cabochon (or the metal on the base) is uneven as seen in the enlarged photo. The glass surface is in excellent condition with no chips or scratches.
