A sapphire, ruby, pearl and diamond butterfly brooch,
Lot 222≈
A sapphire, ruby, pearl and diamond butterfly brooch,
circa 1890
Sold for £ 937 (US$ 1,245) inc. premium

Jewellery

15 Aug 2012, 11:00 BST

London, Knightsbridge
Lot Details
A sapphire, ruby, pearl and diamond butterfly brooch, circa 1890
Realistically designed as a butterfly, the openwork wings set with rose-cut diamonds, circular-cut sapphires and oval-cut rubies, the body set with circular-cut rubies, sapphires, and half pearls in closed-back setting, mounted in silver and gold, detachable brooch fitting, width 4.7cm
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≈ Item contains ruby or jadeite

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