David A. Thomas Peridot & Diamond Spray Brooch, England, 1969

This expressive brooch—part botanical fantasia, part mid-century abstraction—was crafted in 1969 by David A. Thomas, a master goldsmith whose London workshop quietly served the British haute joaillerie world for decades. Known for his bold, sculptural forms and meticulous handwork, Thomas favored naturalistic silhouettes reimagined through a modernist lens. Here, he captures a moment of motion: a feathered spray of textured gold flaring outward, set with twelve carats of crisp peridot and nearly two carats of brilliant-cut diamonds. The result is luminous, sculptural, and unmistakably of its time—yet never bound by it.

For the collector who prefers her florals wild and windblown.