An emerald and diamond lizard brooch
An emerald and diamond lizard brooch
Silver-topped 18k yellow gold; Scratched: 1532
Set with eighty-eight calibre-cut and round mixed-cut emeralds graduating in size and further set with sixty-nine rose-cut diamonds gauged from 3.5mm -1.7mm in diameter and one fancy step-cut diamond gauged at 4mm in diameter (widest point) and accented with four round mixed-cut emeralds
20.6 grams
3.75" W x 1.125" H
Provenance: The Estate of Lady Leslie Ridley-Tree
Condition Report: Two emeralds are missing and one diamond has been replaced with a round full-cut diamond. Scattered emeralds are chipped, broken and/or abraded. Emeralds show eye visible surfacing reaching inclusions. Scattered stones with abrasion. Tarnishing to the silver. Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.
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An emerald and diamond lizard brooch
Silver-topped 18k yellow gold; Scratched: 1532
Set with eighty-eight calibre-cut and round mixed-cut emeralds graduating in size and further set with sixty-nine rose-cut diamonds gauged from 3.5mm -1.7mm in diameter and one fancy step-cut diamond gauged at 4mm in diameter (widest point) and accented with four round mixed-cut emeralds
20.6 grams
3.75" W x 1.125" H
Provenance: The Estate of Lady Leslie Ridley-Tree
Condition Report: Two emeralds are missing and one diamond has been replaced with a round full-cut diamond. Scattered emeralds are chipped, broken and/or abraded. Emeralds show eye visible surfacing reaching inclusions. Scattered stones with abrasion. Tarnishing to the silver. Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.
