18 karat two-color gold, diamond and colored stone peacock brooch, Buccellati, 1972

The highly sculptural bird of textured yellow gold with elaborate white gold tail feathers, set throughout with numerous single-cut and rose-cut diamonds weighing approximately 7.40 carats, further decorated with round emeralds and round rubies, perched upon a baroque cultured pearl measuring approximately 24.0 mm., signed Gianmaria Buccellati, Italy. With fitted leather case signed Buccellati. 

Buccellati, Art in Gold, Silver and Gems, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, pp. 120-121.