Formed from dark oxidized silver, leaves adorned with pavé-set black spinel, four grade AAA, dark gray Tahitian pearls enclosed in talon-like claws, overall width 3 ⅛ inches; 2006.

In good condition, with dark oxidized metal leaves pavé-set with black spinel. Talon-like claws enclose four large, dark gray Tahitian pearls. Measuring approximately 3 ⅛ inches in width.
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‘Lee asked me to design two brooches – one for him and the other for Sarah Jessica Parker, who accompanied him to the Met Gala dressed from head to toe in McQueen clan tartan. He wanted a traditional plaid brooch with a Celtic feel. I used the Scottish thistle emblem as my primary reference, the lustrous pearls gripped by sharp thorns, encased and surrounded by flowing leaf forms which were both beautiful and savage at the same time. I hand delivered them to New York where I was to join them for the gala. Lee said they were perfect.’ S.L.

Lots 41 and 42 were commissioned by Lee Alexander McQueen for the opening of the 'Anglomania' exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum, 4 May, 2006, in the traditional manner to hold the Clan McQueen tartan plaids in place on one shoulder.