Black Gold In Quartz Brooch Circa 1860 American Gold Rush diamond blooming on the wearer's ear

blooming on the wearer's ear with a subtle sheen and textured gold

with floral motifs and delicate seed pearls

the amethyst stones add character to an already confident piece

A lot has changed in the past decade regarding the price and the possibility of owning an object that is over 200 years old

Black Gold In Quartz Brooch Circa 1860 American Gold Rush diamond blooming on the wearer's earIn the exciting year of 1850, post gold rush, California proudly became the 31st state of the United States, and San Francisco, once a ghost town, blossomed into a bustling city with 25,000 residents. By the end of 1850, the easily accessible gold was mostly depleted, leading to the development of new techniques to extract more elusive veins of gold nestled in quartz. In 1851, "hard rock" mining became the go to industry in Northern California, a task