AN EXCEPTIONAL NATURAL PEARL AND ENAMEL LEAF SHAPED BROOCH

Description:

probably French, c. 1860
8 x 6,5 cm
18K yellow gold (tested) Engraved gold branches, elaborate ivy foliage with translucient enamel and set with circa 50 rose-cut diamonds in silver mounting. Three gold pendants, set with further 42 rose-cut diamonds and a very big and three smaller natural pearls (sea water pearls, ca. 8,5x8; 8,5x6,5; 4x6 mm, the large pearl c. 23x13 mm). Later brooch pin. Weight ca. 43,6g. Minute damages due to age. With Expertise Gemmologisches Institut Hamburg Elisabeth Strack liegt vor. (X-Ray, manganese test)
South German private collection.