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Brooch Coral Branch & Carved Sapphires with Diamonds, Circa 1910
About the Item
This antique coral and sapphire brooch is striking and quite unique; a bit eccentric -natural, organic, and elemental.
A 60 mm tall, 61 mm wide branch of natural angel skin coral wears six 2 mm wide solid gold shackles, to which is attached a royal blue natural sapphire hand-carved into a fruit & leaf form that dangles freely from a hoop. On the two shackles which surround the main trunk of the coral branch is a rectangular box of white gold set with two tiny old-cut diamonds. A brooch pin is found on the reverse but no hallmarks or maker's marks anywhere.
Seaman Schepps created a similar brooch with similarly carved sapphires.
The sapphires —approximately 6.70 carats of them— are very high quality with excellent saturation and clarity as well. Carved sapphires frequently lack the clarity these gems display which makes this brooch exceptionally beautiful. The gold has deepened over time and a rich, warm yellow. The coral is so highly polished it at first looks to be porcelain. Only when the brooch is in your hand can you see it is, in fact, a gem from the sea.
A substantial, unusual and beautiful brooch anyone of any gender can wear.
- Metal:18k Gold
- Stone:Coral,Diamond,Sapphire,Blue Sapphire
- Stone Cut:Uncut
- Weight:11.73 g
- Dimensions:Height: 2.37 in (60 mm)Width: 2.41 in (61 mm)
- Style:Art Nouveau
- Place of Origin:Unknown
- Period:1910-1919
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1910
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. A pair of faint hairlines coincide with soldered portions of the gold straps. The coral is not cracked and is stable; the faint hairlines appear to have been created during the creation of the piece. Visible with loupe and side-lighting.
- Seller Location:Southbury, CT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1589122828762
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