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Featured Jeweler: Angela Conty
Lot 1311≈
American Black Jade, Pearl and Diamond Brooch—"The Calla Lily"
27 May 2010, 13:00 EDT
New YorkUS$3,000 - US$4,000
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Find your local specialistAmerican Black Jade, Pearl and Diamond Brooch—"The Calla Lily"
Designed and fabricated by Angela Conty
Designed in the form of a calla lily, this attractive brooch carved from a single piece of "Sierra Black", a jade originating in the high sierra desert of northern Nevada. This lustrous opaque black material is composed of 80% plagioclase feldspar, 15% obsidian with trace elements of rare earth, and 5 % magnetite. The brooch is accented with Tahitian natural keshi pearls, 0.22 carats of diamonds, set in 18K gold, signed Conty, height 2 ¾ in.
Designed in the form of a calla lily, this attractive brooch carved from a single piece of "Sierra Black", a jade originating in the high sierra desert of northern Nevada. This lustrous opaque black material is composed of 80% plagioclase feldspar, 15% obsidian with trace elements of rare earth, and 5 % magnetite. The brooch is accented with Tahitian natural keshi pearls, 0.22 carats of diamonds, set in 18K gold, signed Conty, height 2 ¾ in.

