Jewellery and Jadeite Hong Kong Sunday, November 27, 2016 | Phillips

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    • Six jelly opals, totalling approximately 43.90 carats

    • Briolette diamonds and diamonds on side, together approximately 10.25 carats

    • 18 karat blackened gold

  • Catalogue Essay

    Play-of-colour is a special optical phenomenon which appears in precious opals. It is produced by the diffraction of white light at the spaces between tiny, uniformly sized silica spheres, which are arranged in an orderly, three-dimensional array. The prismatic colour shown in the opals mounted in present brooch is a fine example. Mounted as petals on a stylised flower brooch, these opals parade the exotic hues of our nature.

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An Opal and Diamond 'Flower' Brooch

Estimate
HK$200,000 - 240,000 
$25,000-30,000

Contact Specialist
Terry Chu
Head of Jewellery, Asia, Senior Director
+852 2318 2038

Jewellery and Jadeite

Hong Kong Auction 28 November 2016