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(US$10,500-12,000)
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AN ANTIQUE ENAMEL AND GEM-SET BROOCH
The green guilloché enamel garland set with oval and cushion-shaped pink, yellow and blue sapphires, aquamarines and a peridot, tied with a white enamel bow enhanced by a circular-cut amethyst, circa 1890, 10.0 cm wide
Cf. G. Munn, Castellani and Giuliano (1974), page 164, fig. 170 1, for a similar necklace with enamel leaves around coloured gemstones by Giuliano circa 1890, showing the naturalistic style that became popular around this time.
The green guilloché enamel garland set with oval and cushion-shaped pink, yellow and blue sapphires, aquamarines and a peridot, tied with a white enamel bow enhanced by a circular-cut amethyst, circa 1890, 10.0 cm wide
Cf. G. Munn, Castellani and Giuliano (1974), page 164, fig. 170 1, for a similar necklace with enamel leaves around coloured gemstones by Giuliano circa 1890, showing the naturalistic style that became popular around this time.