Peacock feather brooch
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Naturalistic motifs became increasingly popular for jewelry designs in the second half of the nineteenth century, and brooches were frequently designed with a vertical axis in contrast to the horizontal format often used earlier in the century. This brooch in the form of a peacock feather employs an emerald to serve as the eye of the feather, with a circle of rubies forming the outer edge of the eye motif. Diamonds cut in two different patterns complete the feather design.
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