the heart shaped fancy facetted aquamarine, of double rose cut, bordered by two rows of rose cut diamonds all open millegrain set in platinum and gold.
Provenance:
Formerly belonging to Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria.
Ferdinand I (Ferdinand Maximilian Karl Leopold Maria; 1861-1948) was Prince of Bulgaria from 1887 to 1908 and Tsar of Bulgaria from 1908 until his abdication in 1918.
Length: 2.6cm / 1''
Width: 2.5cm / 1'' Weight: 10g
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Art Deco aquamarine and diamond leaf cluster clip brooch by Cartier, Paris, of stylised arrowhead design with rectangular cut aquamarines fanning from a central diamond line stem,
Early 20th century diamond and onyx bow brooch by Cartier, London c.1920, of double loop design with central line of graduated old brilliant cut diamonds,