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PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT RANCHO SANTA FE COLLECTOR
A DIAMOND AND ENAMEL 'GARDENIA' BROOCH, BY OSCAR HEYMAN & BROTHERS FOR SHREVE & CO.
Details
A DIAMOND AND ENAMEL 'GARDENIA' BROOCH, BY OSCAR HEYMAN & BROTHERS FOR SHREVE & CO.
Designed as a circular and baguette-cut diamond gardenia, with green enamel leaves and single-cut diamond veins, 2 3/8 ins., mounted in platinum
Signed Shreve & Co., with maker's mark for Oscar Heyman & Brothers
Designed as a circular and baguette-cut diamond gardenia, with green enamel leaves and single-cut diamond veins, 2 3/8 ins., mounted in platinum
Signed Shreve & Co., with maker's mark for Oscar Heyman & Brothers
Literature
Cf. L. Ettlinger Gross, Brooches: Timeless Adornment, New York, Rizzoli, 2008, p.106-107
Cf. S. Tennenbaum, J. Zapata, Jeweled Garden: A Colorful History of Gems, Jewels and Nature, New York, Vendome Press, 2006, p. 102
Cf. S. Tennenbaum, J. Zapata, Jeweled Garden: A Colorful History of Gems, Jewels and Nature, New York, Vendome Press, 2006, p. 102
Further details
This is a stunning example of a beautifully designed 'gardenia' brooch, which Oscar Heyman & Brothers originally debuted at the 1939 World's Fair where it won Best of Show.