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An Impressive Pair of Gem-set and Diamond 'Orchid' Ear-clips/Brooches
- Estimate
- HK$300,000 - 360,000€34,600 - 41,500$38,000 - 45,000
Lot Details
One orchid with petals set with pink sapphires and diamonds, pink sapphires totalling approximately 22.80 carats; yellow sapphire and red spinel stamenAnother orchid with petals set with red spinels totalling approximately 26.75 carats; diamond-set stamenBrilliant-cut diamonds altogether approximately 7.45 carats<em>With retractable ear pins and brooch fittings </em>
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Orchids are thought to have first appeared at least 80 million years ago and played a determining role in generating an ecosystem capable of helping biological life spread in the globe. Its beauty is orchestrated to seduce foremost insects and ultimately man. Orchids have come to symbolize grace, and were universally recognized as the most beautiful and precious of all flowers. A popular motif in dazzling jewels, orchids exert influence in more than just biological life, but also in all art forms.