Sale 1262
Geneva
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18 May 1999
Price realised
CHF 20,700
Estimate
AN ANTIQUE ENAMEL AND MULTI-GEM BUTTERFLY BROOCH The green and blue plique--jour enamel wings set "en tremblant" with rose-cut diamond trim and detail to the sapphire and diamond pierced body and ruby eyes, circa 1890
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