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Lot 216
A late 19th century sapphire and diamond brooch
Closed9 October 2013
Price Realised
GBP 23,750
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A late 19th century sapphire and diamond brooch
Modelled as a spider, the body set with a cushion-shaped sapphire within a pavé old-cut diamond surround to a sapphire and diamond three-stone head with cabochon ruby eyes, between eight rose-cut diamond legs, mounted in silver and gold, circa 1880, detachable brooch fitting, fitted case, 4.0cm long
Accompanied by a report from The Gem & Pearl Laboratory stating that the sapphire was found to be natural with no evidence of heat treatment observed.
Modelled as a spider, the body set with a cushion-shaped sapphire within a pavé old-cut diamond surround to a sapphire and diamond three-stone head with cabochon ruby eyes, between eight rose-cut diamond legs, mounted in silver and gold, circa 1880, detachable brooch fitting, fitted case, 4.0cm long
Accompanied by a report from The Gem & Pearl Laboratory stating that the sapphire was found to be natural with no evidence of heat treatment observed.
A late 19th century sapphire and diamond brooch
Modelled as a spider, the body set with a cushion-shaped sapphire within a pavé old-cut diamond surround to a sapphire and diamond three-stone head with cabochon ruby eyes, between eight rose-cut diamond legs, mounted in silver and gold, circa 1880, detachable brooch fitting, fitted case, 4.0cm long
Accompanied by a report from The Gem & Pearl Laboratory stating that the sapphire was found to be natural with no evidence of heat treatment observed.
Modelled as a spider, the body set with a cushion-shaped sapphire within a pavé old-cut diamond surround to a sapphire and diamond three-stone head with cabochon ruby eyes, between eight rose-cut diamond legs, mounted in silver and gold, circa 1880, detachable brooch fitting, fitted case, 4.0cm long
Accompanied by a report from The Gem & Pearl Laboratory stating that the sapphire was found to be natural with no evidence of heat treatment observed.
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).