Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Live Virtual Auction, 11 - 12 July 2021
A Decorators' Cornucopia - Part II including Jewellery & Books
Lot Estimate
ZAR 12 000 - 15 000
About this Item
Ruby, emerald and diamond gold pendant/brooch, 1970s
of foliate open-work design, the engraved leaves highlighted with old-cut diamond-set crescent-shaped terminals, with three ribbons collet-set with step-cut emeralds, enhanced by thirteen claw-set round-cut rubies, to a later suspension loop, length approximately 60mm
Notes
Gross mass: 15.8g
Set in yellow and white gold - unmarked.
CPM states that the gold is 17.844KT
The 13 round-cut rubies weigh approximately 1.50ct in total
The step-cut emeralds weigh approximately 0.70ct and some are chipped
The old-cut diamonds weighing approximately 0.75ct appear to be G-H in colour and SI in clarity