Antique Victorian Diamond Insect Bar Brooch Silver 18ct Gold

This captivating antique victorian diamond bar brooch showcases a striking insect trembler that delicately rotates on a screw mechanism, creating movement, character, and lifelike charm. Expertly crafted in silver-topped 18ct gold, the winged insect is adorned with pink ruby eyes and a dazzling arrangement of hand-cut old mine diamonds, which extend elegantly along the long, slender bar and continue through finely detailed ivy leaf motifs. The largest diamond measures approx. 0.22 Carats at the end of the pin, with an estimated total weight of 1.25 Carats across the front. Created during the late victorian period, this remarkable novelty piece reflects the era’s fascination with natural history, botany, and entomology, when insect-inspired jewellery became highly fashionable as a romantic and whimsical celebration of the natural world amid britain’s rapid urban expansion. The diamonds and ivy leaves add a further romantic element to the narrative, used traditionally to represent enduring love, devotion, and unbreakable bonds. Beautifully preserved for more than a century, this collectable victorian novelty insect pin remains in excellent condition, with each old cut diamond retaining the exceptional brilliance and fire admired since the day it was cut. Distinctive, rare, and full of personality, it is an exceptional statement piece for a lapel and a treasured addition to any antique jewellery collection. Weight : 8.3 Grams measures : pin length 62mm insect width 30mm x he...

This captivating antique victorian diamond bar brooch showcases a striking insect trembler that delicately rotates on a screw mechanism, creating movement, character, and lifelike charm.