A RUBY AND DIAMOND BUTTERFLY BROOCH | Christie's

Sale 1266

Important Antique Jewellery

Geneva

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16 November 1999

Browse Sale

Lot 113

A RUBY AND DIAMOND BUTTERFLY BROOCH

Price realised

CHF 20,700

Estimate

CHF 16,000 - CHF 20,000

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A RUBY AND DIAMOND BUTTERFLY BROOCH
The openwork wings set with old mine-cut diamonds and cushion-shaped rubies to the similarly-set body, circa 1885
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