Lot 218
- 218
Ruby, enamel and diamond brooch, Kern, and a gem set and diamond brooch
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description
- gold, diamonds, rubies, nephrite, rhodonite
Comprising: a brooch designed as a spray of forget-me-nots, enamelled in blue and green, the centres claw-set with circular-cut rubies, the leaves set with brilliant-cut diamonds, signed Kern, numbered, assay mark; and a brooch designed as a branch of bleeding-hearts, the flowers of carved rhodonite, the leaves of carved nephrite, accented with brilliant-cut diamonds, Austrian assay and maker's marks.
Condition
Rubies of Burmese origin cannot be imported into the US; this piece may contain a ruby of Burmese origin and therefore may not be able to be imported into the US. Certification of non-Burmese origin is required before the import of rubies into the US. Please see our Important Notices and contact the jewellery department for further information.
Forget-me-nots:
Applied with plaque to the reveres stamped "KERN 6181 750" 750 for 18 carat gold, some minor losses to two of the green enamel leaves, and one green enamel leaf with two areas of enamel loss to end and in the middle.
Bleeding-hearts:
Stamped with Austrian assay mark to reverse of stem and makers mark of FP and 585 to reverse of one leaf, 585 for 14 carat gold. Good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Please note that colour, clarity and weight of gemstones are statements of opinion only and not statements of fact by Sotheby's. We do not guarantee, and are not responsible for any certificate from a gemological laboratory that may accompany the property. We do not guarantee that watches are in working order. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue, in particular to the Notice regarding the treatment and condition of gemstones and to the Notice regarding import of Burmese jadeite and rubies into the US.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Please note that colour, clarity and weight of gemstones are statements of opinion only and not statements of fact by Sotheby's. We do not guarantee, and are not responsible for any certificate from a gemological laboratory that may accompany the property. We do not guarantee that watches are in working order. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue, in particular to the Notice regarding the treatment and condition of gemstones and to the Notice regarding import of Burmese jadeite and rubies into the US.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."