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Details
A late 19th century diamond and coloured diamond brooch
Modelled as a butterfly, the body set with an old brilliant-cut diamond of light greenish-blue hue, between openwork wings, set throughout with old-cut diamonds, the old brilliant-cut diamond single stone head with ruby eyes and old-cut diamond antennae, mounted in silver and gold, later rhodium plated, circa 1890, 5.3cm wide, coloured diamond untested for natural colour origin, detachable brooch fitting
Modelled as a butterfly, the body set with an old brilliant-cut diamond of light greenish-blue hue, between openwork wings, set throughout with old-cut diamonds, the old brilliant-cut diamond single stone head with ruby eyes and old-cut diamond antennae, mounted in silver and gold, later rhodium plated, circa 1890, 5.3cm wide, coloured diamond untested for natural colour origin, detachable brooch fitting
Special notice
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).