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Lot 76
Gold and Gem-Set Flower Brooch, France
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Finely designed as a single flower spray, the blossom centered with a cluster of full cut round diamonds weighing approximately 2.42 total carats (G-H color, VS2-SI1 clarity), the round cut rubies weighing approximately 12.06 total carats bead set to the petals with a rope twist gold border, leaves bead set with round cut sapphires weighing approximately 5.14 total carats also within a fine rope twist border, with a high polish yellow gold stem, completed with a hinged double pin stem, with French hallmarks and obscured maker's mark, stamped Made in France, testing 18KT.

2 1/16 x 1.5 in.

20.6 dwt.

Rubies display a strongly purplish red hue, medium dark tone, and moderately strong saturation. Sapphires display a violetish blue hue, medium dark tone, and moderately strong saturation.

From a Palm Beach, Florida Estate

From the collection of an elegant, Southern lady, who loved to travel and appreciated beauty in all its manifestations.  In particular, she had a passion for exquisite jewelry – a passion that she shared with her husband of 67 years.  Over the course of their marriage, they built this collection, together; it represents a life well lived – full of shared love, interests, and adventure. 

Good estate condition; rubies and sapphires with abrasions, chips, and scratches visible under 10x magnification.

$3,000 - 5,000