BELLE ÉPOQUE EMERALD AND DIAMOND BROOCH
Lot 9 Property from an Important Private Collection

BELLE ÉPOQUE EMERALD AND DIAMOND BROOCH

Closed11 May 2022

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CHF 352,800

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BELLE ÉPOQUE EMERALD AND DIAMOND BROOCH
Octagonal-cut emerald of 12.14 carats, square-shaped emerald, old-cut diamonds, platinum (French marks), circa 1910

AGL, 2022, report no. 1122939: 2 emeralds, Colombia, insignificant clarity enhancement, traditional type
SSEF, 2022, report no. 121640: 2 emeralds, Colombia, minor amount of oil in fissures
Gübelin, 2011, report no. 11030007: 12.14 carats, Colombia, no indications of clarity enhancement
AGL, 2011, report no. CS43645: 12.14 carats, Colombia, no indications of clarity enhancement

Size/Dimensions: 9.6 x 5.0 cm
Gross weight: 40.2 grams

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BELLE EPOQUE
Conventionally dated from the end of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871 to the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the Belle Époque was a period characterised by optimism, economic prosperity, and technological, scientific and cultural innovations.
The exuberance and frivolity, that epitomised the heady era before the outbreak of World War I, have led to this period being called the Belle Époque.
Entering the Belle Époque jewellery world means coming into a monochromatic world, where diamonds and platinum prevail on the other materials, adorning lavish yet delicate jewels to complement the female silhouette.