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Lot 271
A gem-set butterfly brooch
Closed14 May 2015
Price Realised
GBP 3,250
More Information
A gem-set butterfly brooch
The body set with an old brilliant-cut diamond collet and pavé old brilliant-cut diamonds to cabochon ruby eyes, the wings set with pavé circular green garnets and circular-cut sapphire accents, 6.3 cm wide
The body set with an old brilliant-cut diamond collet and pavé old brilliant-cut diamonds to cabochon ruby eyes, the wings set with pavé circular green garnets and circular-cut sapphire accents, 6.3 cm wide
A gem-set butterfly brooch
The body set with an old brilliant-cut diamond collet and pavé old brilliant-cut diamonds to cabochon ruby eyes, the wings set with pavé circular green garnets and circular-cut sapphire accents, 6.3 cm wide
The body set with an old brilliant-cut diamond collet and pavé old brilliant-cut diamonds to cabochon ruby eyes, the wings set with pavé circular green garnets and circular-cut sapphire accents, 6.3 cm wide
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).
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