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AN ART NOUVEAU, ENAMEL, DIAMOND AND GEM-SET BUTTERFLY BROOCH
Designed as a butterfly en tremblant, the wings with graduated green and blue plique-a-jour enamel and collet-set cabochon sapphire accents and rose-cut diamond edges to the wings, centring a cushion shaped sapphire, the body set with old-cut diamonds to ruby eye detail, detachable brooch fitting, circa 1900, 7.0cm
Designed as a butterfly en tremblant, the wings with graduated green and blue plique-a-jour enamel and collet-set cabochon sapphire accents and rose-cut diamond edges to the wings, centring a cushion shaped sapphire, the body set with old-cut diamonds to ruby eye detail, detachable brooch fitting, circa 1900, 7.0cm
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