22nd Jul, 2021 9:30
Jewellery, Silver & Watches
Estimate £6,000-£8,000
A Victorian diamond and emerald insect brooch in the form of a fly, the abdomen set with a mixed pear-cut emerald, measuring approximately 10 x 8 mm, the body set with an old mine cut diamond, the wings inset with mixed-cut emeralds and diamonds, (one lacking), screw-mounted onto a brooch setting, wingspan 4.6 cm.
From a prominent 19th century Northern Irish family, thence by descent.
Sold for £15,500
Condition Report
11.5g
A Victorian diamond and emerald insect brooch in the form of a fly, the abdomen set with a mixed pear-cut emerald, measuring approximately 10 x 8 mm, the body set with an old mine cut diamond, the wings inset with mixed-cut emeralds and diamonds, (one lacking), screw-mounted onto a brooch setting, wingspan 4.6 cm.
ProvenanceFrom a prominent 19th century Northern Irish family, thence by descent.
