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