the tapering 'nail' set with graduated old round brilliant and single cut diamonds, a boat shaped cluster forming the nailhead to larger end, the nail threaded through a calibre cut sapphire square, this suspending the triple drop motif formed of two cushion cut sapphires to the middle joined on a diamond line bar, flanked by round facetted sapphires from a diamond line arc, signed 'CARTIER'Length 6cm / 2 3/8''
Height 4.5cm / 1¾''Weight: 9g
Mid 20th century diamond set stylised flower brooch by Van Cleef & Arpels, Paris c.1950, designed as a single bloom, the principal single stone diamond of 2.23ct forming the stamen,
19th century nine stone vari-colour gem brooch, c.1830, of oval form, central sapphire to a surround including sapphire, ruby, catseye, hessonite garnet, aquamarine and amethyst,
Art Deco ruby, diamond, sapphire and demantoid garnet open rectangular brooch, French, of buckle design with central band of geometric vari-coloured gem flowers,