Diamond corsage ornament, Tiffany & Co., circa 1920. Photo Sotheby's

Designed as a ribbon bow, set to the centre with a circular-cut diamond, within interlacing lines of single- and circular-cut diamonds, suspending similarly set articulated tassels, signed Tiffany & Co., brooch fitting. ESTIMATE 52,000-72,000 GBP. Lot Sold: 63,650 GBP

LITERATURE: Cf: Clare Phillips, Bejewelled by Tiffany, 1837 - 1987, London, 2006, page 166 and 167 for examples of bows of a similar date by Tiffany & Co.

NOTE: Bows and ribbons were a popular motif used frequently in early 20th century Garland Style jewellery. Jewels such as these used the delicate designs of the eighteenth century as their inspiration, the forms always expressing lightness and fluidity. Creations such as this appeared frequently in Tiffany & Co. works from the late 19th century through to the 1920s.

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