broadening to the head below and suspending a drop pearl, the loosely knotted body three-row set with a graduating line of small cushion cut rubies flanked by small cushion cut diamonds, the tail end with emeralds, the wider head area further set with diamonds, emerald accent lines and collet ruby eyes, the pearl with cushion emerald leaf surmount, the whole hung from a ruby and diamond quatrefoilcluster and emerald and diamond line suspension loop, close set in silver and gold, small glazed oval locket compartment to the reverse Length overall 7.2cm / 2�'
Width 3.8cm / 1�'' Weight: 14g
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,
Late 18th century cushion cut diamond five petal flowerhead brooch, c.1790, centred by a principal slightly hexagonal old cut diamond in border of smaller cushion cuts,