I know I’ve probably blogged enough for the day when I find myself typing things like “pretty, shiny, pretty pretties.” Fun fact: I do often say things like that out loud to myself. It’s generally how my boyfriend knows I’m blogging.
But what else can you say about a brooch like this?
This is what Christie’s said about it:
“Centering upon a bezel-set pear-shaped fancy brownish pink diamond, weighing approximately 5.83 carats, within an old mine-cut diamond scalloped surround, topped by a bezel-set old European-cut diamond, the bottom suspending briolette-cut diamond drops with single-cut diamond foliate detail and and collet-set diamonds, mounted in platinum, circa 1910.”
This is what I have to say: Wow, that’s a big pink diamond. Shiny shiny pretty pretties. Happy Friday!
This brooch was listed in Christie’s 22 April 2010 Jewels auction. All images and info are thanks to Christie’s.
This necklace was made in France in the 1920’s. If you look carefully at the design, you can see that it has a dragonfly-inspired motif. It has 54 excellent-color diamonds, a total of 14 ct. The front is in platinum; the back in 18K gold. It is accented with 7 natural pearls. The full necklace measures 16 inches, with a large (6 inch) center piece.
This necklace is for sale at Elle W Collection,
