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ZAR 10 318
Lot 12
  • Late Victorian gem-set butterfly brooch

LOT 12

Late Victorian gem-set butterfly brooch

Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 8 000 - 12 000
Selling Price
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ZAR 10 318
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About this Item

Late Victorian gem-set butterfly brooch
the body set with four graduated half-pearls and cabochon-cut ruby eyes, the openwork wings set with rose-cut diamonds, heightened with blue sapphires and eight garnets, to a detachable bar screw-fitting, width approximately 40mm

Pearls untested and as such unwarranted

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