{"product_id":"flower-of-colour-vintage-gold-plated-austrian-swarovski-crystal-rhinestone-aurora-borealis-brooch-vbr335","title":"Flower Of Colour - Vintage Gold Plated Austrian Swarovski  Aurora Borealis Crystal Rhinestone Brooch (VBR335)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFlower Of Colour - Vintage Gold Plated Austrian Swarovski Aurora Borealis Crystal Rhinestone Brooch. This pretty brooch is crafted from gold plate over metal. The brooch features Swarovski aurora borealis round and marquise cut crystal rhinestones, vintage styling, and quality craftsmanship. This lovely brooch is made in the form of a flower, which is adorned by sparkling crystals, displaying an array of colours. The setting is gold plated, and the back has its original pin and rotary locking mechanism, in perfect working order. This vintage brooch would make an elegant accessory with any of your favourite attire. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory: The term Rhinestone was given to the little sparkles after the river Rhine, where quartz pebbles, rock crystals with a high lead content were originally found\u003c\/b\u003e. Folk would collect them from the shores, jewellers cutting and moulding them into little imitation diamonds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 1883, Daniel formed a jewelry company and by 1886, they had over 70 employees, and supplied jewelry for Queen Victoria\u003c\/b\u003e. In 1891, Daniel registered a patent for the crystal cutting machine that he created and in 1895, moved from Bohemia to Wattens, Austria to begin crystal production.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan lang=\"en\" class=\"ILfuVd NA6bn\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hgKElc\"\u003eWhat Is Gold-plated Jewelry? Gold-plated jewelry is a type of metal jewelry covered with a very thin layer of real gold. The process was invented in \u003cb\u003e1805\u003c\/b\u003e by Italian chemist Luigi Brugnatelli who plated a very thin gold layer on top of silver. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en\" class=\"ILfuVd NA6bn\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hgKElc\"\u003eMeasurements: Brooch 78.00 mm x 41.00 mm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en\" class=\"ILfuVd NA6bn\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hgKElc\"\u003eStone Size: Swarovski Aurora Borealis Crystal Rhinestones (Round) 9.00 mm  (Round Small) 5.00mm    (Marquise) 18.00 mm x 5.00 mm     16.00 mm x 4.50 mm     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en\" class=\"ILfuVd NA6bn\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hgKElc\"\u003eWeight: 13.50 grams \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en\" class=\"ILfuVd NA6bn\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hgKElc\"\u003eCondition: Excellent \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en\" class=\"ILfuVd NA6bn\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hgKElc\"\u003eOrigin: Canada \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en\" class=\"ILfuVd NA6bn\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hgKElc\"\u003eDate: Circa 1950\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarities Antique Jewelry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41246270718010,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5305\/files\/DSC_5689_25ef53cd-ada1-439d-bdc8-57fbb77578e7.jpg?v=1771116398","url":"https:\/\/raritiesantiquejewelry.com\/products\/flower-of-colour-vintage-gold-plated-austrian-swarovski-crystal-rhinestone-aurora-borealis-brooch-vbr335","provider":"Rarities Antique Jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}