A LATE 19TH CENTURY ENAMEL, DIAMOND AND RUBY BIRD BROOCH
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY ENAMEL, DIAMOND AND RUBY BIRD BROOCH

Fermé10 November 2015

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A LATE 19TH CENTURY ENAMEL, DIAMOND AND RUBY BIRD BROOCH
Modelled as a swallow in flight, applied with black enamel, to the old and rose-cut diamond wing borders, tail and head, with ruby eyes, circa 1890, 10.5 cm

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An iconic model of the late 19th Century, the swallow in flight has been the inspiration for numerous jewels, including a horn comb by Eugene Feuillatre with very similar black enamelled birds.