Austrian Carved Gemstone Floral Brooch celestial and a swan

and a swan

and a larger

Large diamonds are old mine and Europeans cuts

Signed Drosten

Historical note: Originally brought to the British Isles and Europe by the Spanish and Portuguese

Austrian Carved Gemstone Floral Brooch celestial and a swanCarved gemstone flowers have been a specialty in Austria and Germany for many years. Delicate jadeite and dyed chalcedony of an almost transparent lilac grey were hand carved into the shapes of a flower in bloom, a bud and sepal with stem, and a full leaf complete with tiny, serrated edges and realistic veins. Fashioned from 18k white gold over yellow, the bottom of the stem is dotted with four diamonds as well as the center of the four petaled