the characterful feather-textured silver head in relief, collet set with a round facetted citrine to each eye, the 'markings' around pave set with demantoid garnets, the ear tips with single old cut diamond accent stones, gems set in gold and with gold fittings, apparently unmarkedLength ear-to-ear 3.5cm / 1 3/8''
Top to beak 2.4cm / 15/16''Weight: 8g
19th century emerald and diamond openwork scroll knot brooch, French c.1880, the central upright figure-of-eight set with cushion cut diamonds, entwined by a looping line of rectangular cut emeralds, open set in gold, French gold assaymark and partial workship mark to pin, pendant hooks to verso, approximately 3.45cts diamonds in all, approximately 6.00cts of emeralds