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Lot 232
Two early 20th century gem-set brooches
Closed18 July 2012
Price Realised
GBP 1,500
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Two early 20th century gem-set brooches
One set with a pearl within a calibré-cut ruby surround, to an openwork frame of wreath and lattice design millegrain-set with old and rose-cut diamonds, circa 1910, pearl not tested for natural origin, pendant deficient, 3.0cm long; the other of quatrefoil design, set with an old brilliant-cut diamond in a half-moon shaped sapphire surround, within a further floral surround accented with diamond and sapphire points, to a rose and old-cut diamond openwork border, circa 1900, 2.9cm long (2)
One set with a pearl within a calibré-cut ruby surround, to an openwork frame of wreath and lattice design millegrain-set with old and rose-cut diamonds, circa 1910, pearl not tested for natural origin, pendant deficient, 3.0cm long; the other of quatrefoil design, set with an old brilliant-cut diamond in a half-moon shaped sapphire surround, within a further floral surround accented with diamond and sapphire points, to a rose and old-cut diamond openwork border, circa 1900, 2.9cm long (2)
Two early 20th century gem-set brooches
One set with a pearl within a calibré-cut ruby surround, to an openwork frame of wreath and lattice design millegrain-set with old and rose-cut diamonds, circa 1910, pearl not tested for natural origin, pendant deficient, 3.0cm long; the other of quatrefoil design, set with an old brilliant-cut diamond in a half-moon shaped sapphire surround, within a further floral surround accented with diamond and sapphire points, to a rose and old-cut diamond openwork border, circa 1900, 2.9cm long (2)
One set with a pearl within a calibré-cut ruby surround, to an openwork frame of wreath and lattice design millegrain-set with old and rose-cut diamonds, circa 1910, pearl not tested for natural origin, pendant deficient, 3.0cm long; the other of quatrefoil design, set with an old brilliant-cut diamond in a half-moon shaped sapphire surround, within a further floral surround accented with diamond and sapphire points, to a rose and old-cut diamond openwork border, circa 1900, 2.9cm long (2)
Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not be imported into the U.S. Please be advised that a purchasers inability to import any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute
grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale.
With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating
in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S.,
provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature (e.g., a string).