the wings with multi-coloured enamelling in black, blue, orange, green and iridescent silvery grey, highlighted by cushion cut diamonds and rubies, the head set with a white opal and small cabochon ruby eyes, the thorax with a rose cut diamond and the abdomen formed of an oblong cabochon sapphire, the reverse engraved with wing-markings, mounted in gold testing as 18ct, later brooch fitting, approximately 1.90cts of diamonds Wingspan 5.2cm / 2''
Height 4cm / 1 5/8'' Weight: 27.5g
Pair of Art Deco emerald, ruby and diamond clip brooches, Paris, maker's mark for Henri Lavabre, of geometric triangular design and each centred by a large polished emerald bead, the emeralds earlier and probably Indian, possibly Mughal,