Diamond devant de corsage, Mid 19th Century - Photo Sotheby's

Designed as a bow suspending detachable tassels, set with cushion-shaped, circular-cut and rose diamonds, later brooch fitting, French import marks. Estimation: 10,000 - 15,000 GBP. Lot. Vendu 25,000 GBP

LITTERATURE: Cf: Peter Hinks, ‘Nineteenth Century Jewellery’, London 1975, page 49 for jewels of similar design which were created by jeweller Lemmonier for the Queen of Spain, similar examples can be found illustrated in the 1851 Great Exhibition Catalogue.

Sotheby's. The Jewellery Collection of the Late Michael Wellby: An Eclectic Eye - Jewels Spanning Four Centuries. London | 11 déc. 2012 www.sothebys.com