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A ruby and diamond brooch/pendant, circa 1940 image 1
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Lot 138

A ruby and diamond brooch/pendant, circa 1940

30 April 2019, 13:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£8,000 - £10,000

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A ruby and diamond brooch/pendant, circa 1940

Designed as a highly sculptural flower, the undulating petals pavé-set throughout with brilliant and single-cut diamonds, with two central scrolls set with single and baguette-cut diamonds leading to a detachable cluster of oval-cut rubies forming the stamen, mounted in platinum and gold, diamonds very approximately 6.50 carats total, French import marks, replacement brooch and pendant fittings, length 5.8cm

Footnotes

Although unsigned, the highly sculptural design of this brooch bears comparison with the work of Paul Flato, Fulco di Verdura and William Ruser. See in particular, the undulating three-part ruby and diamond rococo clip suite, designed by Verdura for Flato, that featured in the 1938 edition of Harper's Bazaar and was later owned by Hollywood star, Joan Crawford.

Literature
Bray, Elizabeth Irvine, Paul Flato, Jeweler to the Stars, Woodbridge, Suffolk, United Kingdom; Antique Collectors Club, 2010, pp. 77-130.

Proddow, Penny, Healy, Debra, Fasel, Marion, 'Hollywood Jewels: Movies, Jewelry, Stars', Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 1996, pp. 107 and 152.

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