Victorian Owl Pendant Set With Rose Cut Diamonds & Green Garnets

The owl has a wonderful meaning. It is a light wise symbol as it can see in the dark. It was also considered a wise and prophetic bird since Roman and Greek times. This little chap has been beautifully made in the late VictorianJewellery made in the the Victorian era (1839-1901). period, circa 1880. He is mainly silverA metallic element which is malleable and ductile, and white in colour, making it ideal for use in jewellery. It is usually mixed with copper to improve its hardness.
with gold detailing on his eyes, beak and talons with a gold wash on his back which has been intricately hand engraved. He has been set with foilA thin metal foil placed behind a gemstone within a closed-back setting to improve its appearance. Metallic foil improves the reflectivity of certain gemstones, whilst coloured foils act as colouring agents when placed behind colourless materials, such as paste and rock crystal. The practice of foil-backing gemstones can be traced back to Minoan times (circa… back graduated rose cutThe ‘rose cut’, defined by its rounded outline and multiple triangular facets, is one of the earliest diamond cuts, with its origins in sixteenth century Europe. A rose cut typically has a flat base and anywhere from six to twenty four facets, the latter known as a full rose cut. diamonds with a larger one in the centre. There are two green garnets or demantoidA sub-variety of andradite and the moat valuable of the garnets, the colour ranges from dark green (hence sometimes miscalled “Uralian emerald”) to yellowish-green (hence sometimes miscalled “olivine”). It is the most expensive and rare of garnet gemstones. It has many similarities with the diamond (“demant”), hence its name (meaning ‘diamond-like’), but it … garnets which is their correct name, in his eyes. I can virtually guarantee that you will never see another owl like this as it is a rare piece of Victorian jewellery.