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Fine Vintage Sapphire Spider Pin

Fine Vintage Sapphire Spider Pin.  Adin
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Published since: November 12, 2011
Last update: November 14, 2011
The high domed sapphire is what experts call «pain de sucre» (French for «sugarloaf»). A type of cabochon that, in contrary to the normal cabochon, is polished in a way that the top of the stone is really sticking out in a (smooth) point. A sugarloaf was the traditional form, a tall gently-tapering cylinder with a conical top, in which refined sugar was exported from the Caribbean and eastern Brazil from the 17th to 19th centuries. Sparkling spider in Art Deco tie pin with sugar loaf cabochon cut sapphire…

Details:

Era/Period: Art Deco, 1920s

Material: 14k yellow gold and platinum, although most of this jewel is in yellow gold, the diamonds are set in platinum.

Diamonds: One old mine brilliant cut diamond with an estimated weight of 0.08 carat and 34 old mine brilliant cut diamonds with a total estimated weight of 0.34 carats

Precious stones: cabochon cut sapphire

Dimensions: Diameter 0.64 inch

Weight: 2.40 grams

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Premium members V. N. wrote on the Thursday November 24, 2011
Je n'aime pas particulièrement les araignées, mais sur ce bijou c'est vraiment très beau, bravo
Premium members Waldemar Nobre wrote on the Saturday November 12, 2011
Très beau bijou!
Price

AvailabilityAvailable for sale
Price
1,850 EUR
1,591 GBP
2,498 USD
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Description

HeaderModern objects of art
TypeJewelry, Pearls
Sub-typeBrooches
ThemeAnimals
MediumGems
Authenticity / ProvenanceOriginal
PeriodArt Deco
Conditionperfect
Restorationnone