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Lot 2137
Two Gold and Gem-Set Brooches
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
The first designed in yellow gold in a floral motif centering on a cultured pearl (6.6mm) and with diamond melee accents set in white gold, stamped 14K HK and with a maker's mark (1 3/8 in.); the second in bi-color gold in a teardrop design set with an oval cut cabochon opal (15.2 x 8.1 mm) and with full cut round diamonds weighing approximately .36 total carat (I-J color, SI1-SI2 clarity) set in white gold, testing 14KT (1 1/8 in.) (opal with light abrading visible under magnification).

10.2 dwt.

From the Estate of Martha Melvin, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Opal displays a white bodycolor with green, orange, blue, and purple brushstroke play of color.