Victorian Diamond Starburst Brooch with Royal Provenance
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An important Victorian diamond starburst brooch, hair pin and pendant of significant provenance. Claw set old European cut diamond centre of estimated total weight 0.42 carat, accented with forty-two old European cut diamonds of estimated total weight 2.03 carats. 18ct rose gold topped with silver. Weight 17.5 grams. Diameter 4 cm. Gemmologist's report available. This stunning Victorian diamond brooch was worn as part of a tiara by Louisa Jane Seddon, wife of Prime Minister Richard Seddon to the Coronation of King Edward VII in 1902. Richard John Seddon, also known as King Dick was the Premier of New Zealand between 1893 to 1906, making him the longest serving Prime Minister of the country. Seddon was a boisterous imperialist and a colourful and dynamic leader of the nation. He held the title until his sudden death on board the vessel Oswestry Grange returning to New Zealand in 1906. As a great supporter of the British Royals, Seddon and his wife, Louisa Seddon, were among those to attend the elaborate Coronation of King Edward VII at Westminster Abbey in 1902. Louisa Seddon was presented with a diamond tiara, comprising of three central diamond stars, by the woman of New Zealand and the Anglo New Zealand Association. The tiara was later dismantled into three smaller pieces, at which point, this piece was designed to be worn as a brooch or on a hair pin. Lot 57 was directly passed down to a grandchild of Louisa Seddon, who has passed it on by direct descent to the vendor.
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- Important - Important is a word used in the antique trade to indicate an object should be ranked above other similar objects, and is therefore more valuable.
The object could be considered important because it is by a famous designer or maker, has been shown at a major exhibition, is of exquisite workmanship, is rare or is a "one-off", was made for an important patron, and so on.
Even further up the pecking order are objects that are described in catalogue descriptions as highly important or extraordinarily important. - Carat - A carat (abbreviated "ct") is a unit of measurement used to describe the weight of a diamond or other gemstone, and separately is a unit of measurement used to describe the weight of precious metals such as gold,.
For gemstones, one carat is equal to 0.2 grams or 200 milligrams. The weight of a diamond is one of the Four Cs (along with cut, colour, and clarity) that are used to determine a diamond's value.
It is important to note that a diamond's weight does not necessarily correspond to its size. A diamond's cut, which affects how well it reflects light, can make a diamond of a lower weight appear larger than a diamond of a higher weight. Additionally, the carat is not the only factor to determine the value of a diamond, other factors such as clarity, colour and cut are important too.
In the gold industry, the purity of gold is measured in carats (abbreviated "ct"), with 24 karats being pure gold and lower carat numbers indicating a lower purity level. So, for example, 18 carat gold is 18/24 or 75% pure gold, and 12 carat gold is 12/24 or 50% pure gold. - Victorian Period - The Victorian period of furniture and decorative arts design covers the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901. There was not one dominant style of furniture in the Victorian period. Designers used and modified many historical styles such as Gothic, Tudor, Elizabethan, English Rococo, Neoclassical and others, although use of some styles, such as English Rococo and Gothic tended to dominate the furniture manufacture of the period.
The Victorian period was preceded by the Regency and William IV periods, and followed by the Edwardian period, named for Edward VII (1841 ? 1910) who was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India for the brief period from 1901 until his death in 1910. - Edward Vii - Edward VII (1841 ? 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1901 until his death in 1910. He was the first British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, which was renamed the House of Windsor by his son, George V.
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- diamond 3,556
- silver items 2,486
- pendants and lockets, diamond - diamond 2,757
- pendants and lockets, gold - gold with diamonds 3,470
- pendants and lockets, silver - silver items 2,486
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