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Description Pair of gem set and diamond clip brooches
1930s
of?Tutti Frutti?inspiration, designed as a cluster of carved emeralds, rubies and sapphires interspersed with single-cut and baguette diamonds
Condition Report Unsigned. Coloured stones all with surface reaching inclusions, resultant cavities and light surface wear to carving, more pronounced on emeralds (particularly to central cabochon emerald, on the side near the claw). Areas of gold and lead solder to reverse. Some stones loose in settings but held securely. Estimated total diamond weight approximately 0.80-1.20 carats. Measuring approximately 30 x 30mm. Gross weight approximately 27 grams. Overall condition good.
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Literature Dennis Holman,
Lady Louis, Life of the Countess of Burma, London, 1952, probably those worn by the Countess in a photograph of her seated in the library at 2 Wilton Crescent, her London home, colour plate iii, between pps.8-9.