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

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    • Old- and rose-cut diamonds, totalling approximately 1.80 carats

    • One cabochon ruby-set 'bee'

    • Silver-topped gold

    • French assay marks

    • Of en tremblant set

    • Boucheron, with maker's mark `FB' for Frédéric Boucheron

    With later signed case

  • Catalogue Essay

    From the late 1800s, the present brooch is an example of Boucheron’s earliest pieces. This delicate leaf brooch, set throughout with antique diamonds and decorated by a small ruby-set bee, bears the workshop mark of none other than Frédéric Boucheron, the founder of the jewellery house. Before the application of platinum in jewellery making, silver-topped gold was the only way to provide a white metal background for glittery diamonds, as shown in this brooch which also exemplifies the predominant theme of Naturalism in jewellery design during the late 19th century.

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An Antique Diamond and Ruby Brooch, Boucheron, Circa 1890

Boucheron, with maker's mark `FB' for Frédéric Boucheron

Estimate
HK$65,000 - 80,000 
$8,000-10,000

Sold for HK$106,250

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

Jewellery and Jadeite

Hong Kong Auction 28 November 2016