An antique diamond corsage ornament,

articulated, in the form of trailing wild roses mounted en tremblant with brilliant
and rose cut diamonds set in silver and mounted on gold, two of the
flowers set in and mounted in gold alone, in its original silk and
velvet lined fitted leather case, roses are emblems of Venus the
Godess, the presence of diamonds transform the meaning of the
brooch to 'enduring love'.

By Auger, Paris,
circa 1890.

23.5 cm in length

As featured in The Philip Treacy Touch in Italian Vogue, January 2009