Property of a Distinguished Lady, Palm Beach
Van Cleef & Arpels
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby and Onyx Brooch, Paris
Auction Closed
September 12, 07:37 PM GMT
Estimate
35,000 - 55,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Of floral design, with rose petals set with old European- and single-cut diamonds, the leaꩵves set with buff-top calibré-cut emeralds, rose buds and thorns set with buff-top calibré-cut rubies, further highlighted with similarly-cut onyx.
- Diamonds weighing a total of approximately 15.75 carats
- Length 3⅝ inches
- Signed Van Cleef Arpels Paris, numbered 25539
- French assay marks
- Platinum
- Circa 1925
- Three small gemstones missing
For a brooch of similar design with two roses that was awarded the Grand Prix at the 1925 Exposition International des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, see Van Cleef & Arpels by Sylvie Raulet, page 86.