An antique sapphire, pearl and diamond tiara / necklace
An antique sapphire, pearl and diamond tiara / necklace
Designed as three oval engraved plaques, the largest in the centre, between 4.6-3.4mm pearl swags and lines of cushion-shaped sapphire and similarly-shaped diamond flowerheads, the central plaque set with a pear-shaped and cushion-shaped diamonds, within a surround of similarly-shaped sapphire and diamonds, flanked by two further smaller plaques of similar design, all in pinched collet closed-back settings, convertible into a necklace with detachable strands, diamonds approx. 6.25 carats total, pearls untested, composite with 19th and early 20th century elements, later French assay marks, tiara inner diameter 13.5cm, necklace length 37.2cm
Estimated at £3,000 - £5,000
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An antique sapphire, pearl and diamond tiara / necklace
Designed as three oval engraved plaques, the largest in the centre, between 4.6-3.4mm pearl swags and lines of cushion-shaped sapphire and similarly-shaped diamond flowerheads, the central plaque set with a pear-shaped and cushion-shaped diamonds, within a surround of similarly-shaped sapphire and diamonds, flanked by two further smaller plaques of similar design, all in pinched collet closed-back settings, convertible into a necklace with detachable strands, diamonds approx. 6.25 carats total, pearls untested, composite with 19th and early 20th century elements, later French assay marks, tiara inner diameter 13.5cm, necklace length 37.2cm
Estimated at £3,000 - £5,000
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