• insect brooch with spessartite, tsavorites, and diamonds

    Spessartite Garnet – Natural, Faceted, Orange

    An early 20th century gold brooch designed as an insect. It has a body made from an old-cut diamond and oval spessartite, tsavorites for eyes, single-cut diamonds for wings, and a split pearl terminal bar. 5.2 cm in length. Photo courtesy of liveauctioneers.com and Fellows.

    Article: Spessartite Garnet Value, Price, and Jewelry Information

    Credit: Fellows

    GemstoneGarnet, Spessartite Garnet
    Natural or man madeNatural
    Jewelry typeBrooch
    Gem StateFaceted
    ColorOrange
    TransparencyTransparent