Vintage Gold and Old European Cut Diamond Heart Pendant, 6+ Carat Total Weight, c. 1980 17" The central diamond measures 3

The central diamond measures 3

and the red and gold of her garments suggest royalty and bravery

The diamonds sit in a gentle arc

Unwrapping it revealed a blue jewelry box which opened to display a draperie necklace

accented with gold detailing

Vintage Gold and Old European Cut Diamond Heart Pendant, 6+ Carat Total Weight, c. 1980 17" The central diamond measures 3Some love stories do not begin all at once. They are gathered over time, piece by piece, light by light, until finally they become impossible to ignore. This extraordinary diamond heart feels very much like that, as though somewhere decades ago an old jewel box was opened and its treasures carefully chosen for one final masterpiece. Each diamond carries the softer fire of another age, hand cut old European stones that once glittered by candlelight