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Coloured pearl and diamond fan shaped 'devant de corsage' brooch
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Coloured pearl and diamond fan shaped 'devant de corsage' brooch

S.J. Phillips Ltd

Date c.1860

Period 19th century

Medium Coloured pearl and diamond

Dimension 7.2 x 7.2 cm (2⁷/₈ x 2⁷/₈ inches)

Set with rounded and ovoid grey pearls in three lines above a downward fan of arch shapes, accented in between with single stone and clusters of small old-cut diamonds, three larger pearls hung below, the central principal one of pear shape, the grey pearls in various hues and with roe and green overtones, mounted in gold and silver, accompanied by LFG Paris Lab report no. 378037 for the 42 grey pearls giving a saltwater natural origin opinion and that the pearls show no evidence of treatment

Weight: 38.8g

Date: c.1860

Period: 19th century

Medium: Coloured pearl and diamond

Dimension: 7.2 x 7.2 cm (2⁷/₈ x 2⁷/₈ inches)

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