Victorian Opal & Diamond Swan Brooch rivière necklace It's dainty

It's dainty

3mm central pearl surrounded by a halo of glistening single cut diamonds in millegrain "petal" mounts

At the parsonage

Some speculate that it derives from the Cornish miners who began working the Derbyshire mines in the 1740s

you can still find functioning caps for these

Victorian Opal & Diamond Swan Brooch rivière necklace It's daintyDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 Supreme grace a trait shared by both this brooch, and the swan it's modelled after. Beautifully crafted in silver and 15k gold, the body comprising a large white opal displaying excellent play of colour: a broad swathe of blue and green cuts through a predominantly red, orange, and pink background. With diamond set head and tail feathers, ruby eyes, and gold beak. Although people often say it, it's categorically untrue that a