the stylised bird viewed in profile perched on a cut branch, with a leaf carved emerald forming the body, reeded gold head, wing and tail, a cushion ruby applied to the wing, a circular cut ruby collet to the eye, pave diamond set throat and a single diamond to the branch terminal, long pointed beak, mounted in yellow gold and platinum, the amazonite round beads of uniform size, unsigned but with Crossed C's workshop mark (behind tail), serial number 10648CS and French assaymarksLength 17.5cm / 6¾''Weight: 44g
Magnificent sugarloaf sapphire, emerald and diamond arrowhead cluster clip brooch-pendant by Charlton, New York, of elongated outline, the principal Burma sapphire 12.18ct,
Mid-20th century gold and diamond stylised bouquet of flowers brooch by Cartier, Paris c.1965, with a cluster of nine round brilliant cut diamonds forming flowerheads emerging from a wrapped cone of gold wirework, the gold stems seen at the bottom, signed Cartier Paris, serial number 012691, French gold assaymarks for gold and with the crossed C's workshop mark for Cartier, diamond weight 1.25cts