Fine Vintage Sapphire Spider Pin

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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