Victorian Ribbon Bow Brooch Set With Graded Old Mine Cut & Rose Diamonds

A pretty bow brooch that was made circa 1880. It is 15ct62.5% pure gold (or 625 parts pure gold and 375 parts other metals). Popular during the Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco eras but was discontinued in the mid-1930s. gold on the reverse and 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.
on the front and has been set with graded old mine cutAn 18th, 19th and early 20th century diamond shape, typically cushion or asymmetrical, marked by a small table, a high crown and a large culet. Culets are the small flat facets at the bottom of a stone which appear to the untrained eye as a hole in the middle of the stone. Before the advent of modern machinery which allows for the precise faceting we see tod… and rose diamonds. It is very good representation of a ribbon done up as a bow as the design is so fluid. There is a small ring under the bow that may have been for a watch or a pendant.