Mastery of Design: The Lion Segreant Diamond Brooch, 1750

Pendant Slide
Cordoba, Spain, 1750
The Victoria & Albert Museum

Marked with a symbol of a lion segreant, meaning a winged lion with both forelegs raised, this slide and pendant of gold, table-cut and rose-cut diamonds was made in Cordoba Spain. The slide takes the form of a bow with two foliated segments below, the lowest a cross.