20 août 2016
Demantoid Garnet and diamond 'grasshopper' brooch, circa 1900
Lot 319. Demantoid Garnet and diamond 'grasshopper' brooch, circa 1900. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000. Lot sold 10,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's
The realistically modelled insect set with numerous round demantoid garnets and with 36 old European-cut and single-cut diamonds weighing approximately .70 carat, the eye accented with a small cushion-shaped ruby, mounted in gold and silver.
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