tapering off below, embellished by two pierced flowerheads with heart shaped petals, pave set with round brilliant cut diamonds and single larger diamond claw set to centre, the leaves each pierced along the middle vein section, mounted in 18ct gold and platinum to the diamonds, signed 'Cartier Paris, serial number 448, crossed C's workshop mark for Cartier SA, French Mercury's head (export) assaymark, testing as 18ct gold and platinum, approximately 5.50cts of diamonds in all Length 6cm / 2�''
Width 5.3cm / 2 1/8'' Weight: 32g
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,