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Cherry Wine - Vintage Gold Plated Crystal Rhinestone Brooch. This luscious brooch is crafted from gold plate over metal. Featuring numerous marquise cut faceted crystal gemstones, numerous round cut faceted crystal gemstones, one round faceted pink crystal gemstone, Victorian revival styling, and quality craftsmanship. This gorgeous brooch is designed into a floral motif, which is adorned with red ruby colored crystals, garnet colored crystals, and a pink sapphire colored crystal. The ruby red crystals form the petals, the centre of the flower is claw-set with the pink crystal, whilst the garnet form a waterfall effect, which gives the brooch movement. This vintage brooch looks stunning when worn, truly a classy, elegant piece to add to any vintage jewelry collection. 

History: Centuries ago, quartz pebbles with high lead content were found sparkling on the banks of Europe's Rhine River. These beautiful; , natural stones were highly coveted and were eventually depleted, inspiring jewelers to create an emotion , aptly names the "rhinestone". 

Rhinestones which are also known as diamantes or paste date back as far as the thirteenth century where they were first made from Czechoslovakian or Bohemian hand blown glass.

Joseph Strasser could be credited with the precursor to our present-day Rhinestone, but it was really when Georg Freidrich Strass in 1760 invented the first ever rhinestone (artificial gemstone) from a special type of crystal found in the Rhine River that the stones we know today were born.

The first known gold plating occurred in northern Peru, where Pred -Columbian smiths gilded and silvered copper pieces by electrochemical replacement techniques. During excavations in the late 1980s, archeologists discovered gold and silver ornamental and ceremonial artifacts dating all the way back to AD 50-300. 

Measurements: Brooch 61.00 mm x 42.00 mm 

Stone Size: Crystal 16.00 mm - 3.00 mm 

Weight: 20.00 grams 

Condition: Excellent 

Origin: America 

Date: Circa 1950