A sapphire and freshwater pearl brooch, by Ruser,
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A sapphire and freshwater pearl brooch, by Ruser, circa 1960
Designed as a hummingbird, the body and tail of textured design, the eye set with a circular-cut sapphire, the wings consisting of two elongated freshwater pearls, signed Ruser, length 2.6cm
Estimate:
£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,500 - 2,300

Footnotes

  • William Ruser was an American jeweller popular in the 1950s and 60s, celebrated for figural pieces featuring freshwater pearls. A similar version of this brooch was owned by Elizabeth Taylor and sold at auction in New York for $15,600.

Category: Jewellery

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