Chimera brooch
Chimera brooch
Chimera brooch
18 kt matte yellow gold with patina, depicting a chimera. Its eye is set with a tiny ruby and its mane is set with 10 tiny emeralds (2 are missing). It holds 2 articulated garlands in its jaws. One is set with 13 emeralds and 13 old-cut diamonds of decreasing size. The other is set with 7 rubies (1 is missing) and 8 old-cut diamonds of decreasing size. Hallmark: none.
Dim: 5.5x3 cm Gross weight: 11.8 g
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Chimera brooch
Chimera brooch
18 kt matte yellow gold with patina, depicting a chimera. Its eye is set with a tiny ruby and its mane is set with 10 tiny emeralds (2 are missing). It holds 2 articulated garlands in its jaws. One is set with 13 emeralds and 13 old-cut diamonds of decreasing size. The other is set with 7 rubies (1 is missing) and 8 old-cut diamonds of decreasing size. Hallmark: none.
Dim: 5.5x3 cm Gross weight: 11.8 g