a floral and foliate carved corallium rubrum inverted drop forming the body, knobble-textured gold to the head and tail, with a long pointed beak and a large old round brilliant cut diamond forming the eye, signed 'STERLE PARIS', serial number 1.975, French assaymarks to pins and mountLength 8cm / 3''
Width including beak 2.7cm / 1''Weight: 41.5g
Pair of emerald, ruby and diamond clip brooches, Paris, maker's mark for Henri Lavabre, of geometric triangular design and each centred by a large polished emerald bead, the emeralds earlier and probably Indian, possibly Mughal,
Early 20th century emerald and diamond panel brooch, English c.1915, probably by London & Ryder, of garland style, the openwork hexagonal panel centred by a trio of oval cabochon emeralds,