Splendid Sun - Georgian Iberian Diamond Pendant Brooch enamel gold tusks

gold tusks

Although classic for the region

it makes it all the more desirable

The pair sets forty-six rose-cut diamonds into built-up gold mounds

for the exterior

Splendid Sun - Georgian Iberian Diamond Pendant Brooch enamel gold tusksThe 17th and the earlier part of the 18th century was a time of magnificent Baroque and Rococo aesthetics. One of the more influential designs of the century was the bow. Along with the feather, flowers and leaves, teardrops, and the girandole (three drops) the bow design was pervasive. Svign bows, were so named for a prolific 17th and early 18th century writer, Madame de Svign. A great friend of Louis XIV, the wearing of this bow form is credited