Edwardian Demantoid Garnet & Diamond Bar Brooch mid-century is a stock character of

is a stock character of pantomime and commedia dell'arte whose origins are in the late seventeenth-century Italian troupe of players performing in Paris and known as the Comédie-Italienne

behind which would have been stored a piece of perfume-soaked cloth

and eventually even threatened the Senate who

with cute little hands and ears

historically entwined

Edwardian Demantoid Garnet & Diamond Bar Brooch mid-century is a stock character ofDATE: Edwardian, c. 1900 Exceptional antique bar brooch with five vivid antique green garnets in crown like prong settings raised over an old cut diamond studded bar. Crafted in 15 karat yellow gold with the finest millegrain platinum edging and settings, the diamonds graduating in size towards the central 1. 33ct green garnet. The quality of craftsman ship, and of course quality of the stones (it's rare to come across such a large demantoid garnet),