{"product_id":"antique-victorian-15k-gold-australian-opal-brooch","title":"Antique Victorian 15K Gold Opal Diamond Brooch Pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn object with multiple lives.\u003cbr\u003eA Victorian brooch set with opals and old mine cut diamonds, convertible to a pendant.\u003cbr\u003eLayered, luminous, and detailed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15K gold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural Australian opals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld mine cut diamonds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApprox. 3\" length\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrooch + pendant function\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpals rose in popularity toward \u003c\/strong\u003ethe end of the Victorian era, a period shaped by the long reign of \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eQueen Victoria\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e from 1837 to 1901. At a time when opals were surrounded by superstition and often considered unlucky, she wore and gifted them widely, helping shift their meaning toward beauty and favor. With the discovery of Australian opal fields in the 1870s, the stone became more available and closely tied to this later moment in Victorian jewelry.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVictorian jewelers were drawn to opals for their shifting color and internal light, often pairing them with old mine cut diamonds to heighten their glow. The result is a surface that feels alive, changing with movement and light. Pieces like this were designed with versatility in mind, allowing them to move between brooch and pendant, adapting to different forms of wear.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBoth structured and fluid, the piece reflects a period where jewelry expanded outward in material and meaning. An object made to be seen, and to change with the person wearing it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MUR LEN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48289303396609,"sku":"FW25-33","price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0808\/2699\/0849\/files\/86.png?v=1787102873","url":"https:\/\/shopmurlen.com\/products\/antique-victorian-15k-gold-australian-opal-brooch","provider":"MUR LEN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}