This divine artisan solid 14K white gold blossom brooch sparkles like crazy and the natural vivid red unheated untreated ruby petals of the blossoms really color pop.
This gorgeous floral brooch measures approximately 1 13/16" long by 13/16" wide (46mm x 20mm).
The set rubies measure respectively 5.04mm x 4.06mm x 2.50mm, 5.21mm x 4.21mm x 2.30mm, and give with average measurements between them of 4.9mm x 4.2mm x 2.1mm. These are beautiful rubies with extraordinary clarity. They are an intense red with a pink hue in some lighting conditions.
There are two rubies weighing 0.45 carats and give weighing 0.40 carats.
The total ruby weight here is 2.9 carats.
In total there are 27 VS/SI clarity G/H color round brilliant cut diamonds in this piece with a total diamond weight of 0.54 carats.
This heirloom quality floral pin has a total precious gem weight of 3.44 carats.
In total it weighs approximately 6.8 grams.
It is in lovely condition and is ready to gift or to wear.
I adore how feminine and timeless the design is and how beautifully made! What a perfect piece to hand down in the family!
A full appraisal will accompany this wonderful ruby brooch.
It will be sent in a presentation box ready or gifting and for safe keeping.
Fine quality unheated untreated rubies are rare and valuable stones and worth much more than heated or treated rubies. Glass filled or beryllium treated or diffused rubies are of very low quality and value.
Unfortunately, in the last two decades many rubies seen in modern jewelry and rubies set as replacements in vintage and antique jewelry have had the color induced by high temperature heating in chemicals. This is called diffusion treatment and includes surface diffusion, bulk diffusion, lattice diffusion and deep diffusion. In recent years rubies have been clarity enhanced by filling any fissures or cracks with molten lead glass, sometimes the glass is colored as well, with time the filler falls out or goes cloudy ruining the stone. Polymer resins can be used in a similar way. Oftentimes this clarity enhancement may appear on certificates as the note(s) “residues” or “minor residues” or perhaps “foreign substance”. Colored coatings can be applied to the back of a ruby. These treatments are undesirable and such treated stones are of very low value.
The photos form part of the description of this exquisite jewel. Like all colored stones there is a color variation that occurs in different lighting conditions both inside but also outside, even the time of day can make the color of a stone appear a little different. We do our best to show colors as we see them. Color perception is highly individual and some people can perceive more colors than others, also colors can appear somewhat different on different screens and devices due to variations in screen hardware and device display settings.
