Platinum, Amethyst, Turquoise and Diamond Flower Brooch, Verdura, Circa 1949

Designed as a bouquet of flowers set with heart-shaped amethysts, turquoise cabochons, and round and single-cut diamonds weighing approximately 2.50 carats, signed Verdura.  With signed box.

Set with 12 heart-shaped amethysts, all a richly saturated medium-deep purple, some inclusions visible under magnification, but eye-clean. The 20 turquoise cabochons ranging from light blue to medium greenish blue, some examples showing small spots of matrix. The 139 diamonds approximately G to H color, VVS to VS clarity. Signed Verdura on a later added plaque on the reverse of the brooch, evidence of the original plaque still remaining. In very good condition.
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