Coloured Diamond and Diamond 'en Tremblant' Brooch Blue Rectangular and Pear-shaped Diamonds, Pear, Marquise-shaped, Bag
At a glance
Shape
Mixed
Carat
On Request
Colour
On Request
Clarity
On Request
Metal
Platinum
The en tremblant mechanism is one of the great technical achievements of historical jewellery-making: stones or elements mounted on tiny coiled springs so that they tremble with the wearer's smallest movement, catching and scattering light in a way a fixed setting simply cannot replicate. This coloured diamond and diamond spray brooch is built entirely around that effect, its blue rectangular and pear-shaped diamonds set alongside pear, marquise-shaped, baguette-cut and round diamonds across a spray-form platinum mount — a genuinely complex composition that combines fancy colour, mixed cutting styles and mechanical artistry in a single unified piece.
Platinum as the metal and the spray form of the mount are both confirmed from the piece's documentation, along with the range of diamond cuts employed — baguette, marquise, pear and round — a deliberate variety that gives the spray its sense of organic movement rather than mechanical repetition. Total carat weight and individual grading for both the coloured and colourless diamonds remain on request pending further verification through our own review process. Blue diamonds of any size are exceptionally rare in nature, and their presence here, combined with the en tremblant construction, places this piece among the more technically and materially significant brooches in the Legacy collection currently offered.
A spray brooch of this ambition was historically worn as a singular statement — at the centre of an evening bodice, on a formal lapel, or as the focal point of a presentation piece within a family collection — precisely because the trembling mechanism is best appreciated when nothing else on the body competes for the eye's attention as the wearer moves through a room. The engineering required to make dozens of individually mounted stones move independently while remaining structurally secure represents a level of bench work rarely undertaken in contemporary production, making this piece as much a technical artefact as a decorative one in its own right.
Every gemstone offered through Legacy, coloured or colourless, undergoes internal review before sale, and independent certification is arranged on request, particularly important for coloured diamonds of this rarity. Given the scale and complexity of this piece, we manage every stage of enquiry and acquisition with heightened discretion. This brooch is entered in the Legacy register as LD-BR-0065. Pieces combining fancy blue diamonds with functioning en tremblant mechanisms of this complexity surface only rarely, and we treat every enquiry on this brooch with corresponding care. We invite serious collectors to request the full report or arrange a private viewing to see the en tremblant mechanism in motion.
Specifications
- Metal: Platinum
- Form: Spray
- Cut / Shape: Mixed
- Carat Weight
- On Request
- Shape
- Mixed
- Color
- On Request
- Clarity
- On Request
- Metal
- Platinum
- Certification
- GIA / IGI / HRD on request
- Treatment
- None · Natural
- Reference Number
- LD-BR-0065
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Independently certified — to your choice of GIA, IGI or HRD on request; documents shared privately with verified acquirers.
Authentication guarantee — if any piece does not match its stated specifications, full money-back refund.
Care — a soak in warm water with mild soap restores light return; have the prongs inspected annually.
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The en tremblant mechanism is one of the great technical achievements of historical jewellery-making: stones or elements mounted on tiny coiled springs so that they tremble with the wearer's smallest movement, catching and scattering light in a way a fixed setting simply cannot replicate. This coloured diamond and diamond spray brooch is built entirely around that effect, its blue rectangular and pear-shaped diamonds set alongside pear, marquise-shaped, baguette-cut and round diamonds across a spray-form platinum mount — a genuinely complex composition that combines fancy colour, mixed cutting styles and mechanical artistry in a single unified piece.
Platinum as the metal and the spray form of the mount are both confirmed from the piece's documentation, along with the range of diamond cuts employed — baguette, marquise, pear and round — a deliberate variety that gives the spray its sense of organic movement rather than mechanical repetition. Total carat weight and individual grading for both the coloured and colourless diamonds remain on request pending further verification through our own review process. Blue diamonds of any size are exceptionally rare in nature, and their presence here, combined with the en tremblant construction, places this piece among the more technically and materially significant brooches in the Legacy collection currently offered.
A spray brooch of this ambition was historically worn as a singular statement — at the centre of an evening bodice, on a formal lapel, or as the focal point of a presentation piece within a family collection — precisely because the trembling mechanism is best appreciated when nothing else on the body competes for the eye's attention as the wearer moves through a room. The engineering required to make dozens of individually mounted stones move independently while remaining structurally secure represents a level of bench work rarely undertaken in contemporary production, making this piece as much a technical artefact as a decorative one in its own right.
Every gemstone offered through Legacy, coloured or colourless, undergoes internal review before sale, and independent certification is arranged on request, particularly important for coloured diamonds of this rarity. Given the scale and complexity of this piece, we manage every stage of enquiry and acquisition with heightened discretion. This brooch is entered in the Legacy register as LD-BR-0065. Pieces combining fancy blue diamonds with functioning en tremblant mechanisms of this complexity surface only rarely, and we treat every enquiry on this brooch with corresponding care. We invite serious collectors to request the full report or arrange a private viewing to see the en tremblant mechanism in motion.
Specifications
- Metal: Platinum
- Form: Spray
- Cut / Shape: Mixed
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