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Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Antique & Modern Jewellery
A piece of interest is our front cover lot, a mid 19th century enamel and
gem-set brooch. This exceptional piece is embellished with a central
ruby cabochon and rose-cut diamond highlights. As with many revivalist
pieces, this brooch displays an eclectic but well thought out medley
of design styles. The predominant influence comes from the Gothic,
but more unusually, this brooch also displays the influences of Indian
architectural design. The top reflects the outline of minarets, found
throughout the Indian subcontinent and the style of flowers hark to the
warmer climes of Turkey and India. The brooch, although unsigned,
could be seen as reminiscent of the designs of Falize, a prominent
jeweller documented to travel through India amongst other countries
was greatly influenced by Eastern art and in particular by cloisonné
enamel work.
If you are looking for a ring rather than a brooch, then we have a wide
range of rings to suit most tastes. Lot 161 is not a rock to be missed,
weighing an impressive 5.02 carats, the dazzling stone is sure to interest
our bidders and has a guide price of £20,000-30,000. Another diamond
of note is lot 149, at 2.01 carats with D colour and VS2 clarity, it is
set with two pink diamonds to the gallery, a really unique and pretty
variation on the traditional solitaire, offered at £14,000-20,000. Smaller
but just as beautiful highlights include lot 89, another chic variation
of the traditional diamond single-stone engagement ring, featuring a
beautiful pink sapphire within a diamond border, estimated at £300-400.
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