Brooches

Sir Henry Unton 1586 Tate Gallery London, wearing a cross style brooch with a drop pearl on his hat simular to the one I have created here.  My brooch seen set with many different semi precious gems and freshwater pearls.

Elizabeth I detail from the Armarda Portrait late 16^th century.  The lace pattern on her ruff is very similar to the design of this brooch base.  The created brooch is set with garnets moon stone amethyst and freshwater pearls.  

Extant C16 brooch from the Victoria and Albert Museum seen on the right,  Paolo Veronese portrait of a lady on the left from the 1530s.  My brooch seen centre set with a large blood stone in the centre and surrounded by many different semi precious gems and freshwater pearls.   I now have another larger one in this style..   The centre stone in that one is tigers eye which gives a lovely golden effect to the over all finish.

Italian Nobel man of the 16^th century and a brooch the strongly resembles the one he wears on his hat.  My brooch seen with a blood stone in the centre and surrounded by  garnets and many  smaller different semi precious gems and freshwater pearls.  

These 2 brooches could pass for Italian or English from the 16^th century.  The left brooch has a large blood stone in the centre and medium amethysts  and garnets surrounding it, and some smaller garnets and freshwater pearls.  The brooch on the right has a medium sized citrine in the centre surrounded by tiny freshwater pearls and medium garnets and carved citrine and small freshwater pearls on the outer arms of this brooch.  Both have the same base yet quite different effects achieved with different gems.  

This one just felt rather Italian to me.  This brooch is set with small semi precious gems.  

This closely resembles brooches seen on a set of black worked sleeves that are worn by Elizabeth I.  This brooch is set with garnets only.  

This small brooch is set with a single cabochon citrine and will be used in a dress similar to the one seen in the portrait of ‘A Lady in White’, by Domenico Robust, 1581-84, currently in a private collection.  It is only one of many made to go into this eventual gown.

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