18 Karat Gold, Platinum, Colored Stone and Diamond Brooch, Marchak, Paris

Designed as a bird's head amongst reeded plants, set with round diamonds weighing approximately .30 carat, the feathers set with numerous marquise-shaped sapphires, with a ruby bead eye and a reverse-set pear-shaped emerald beak, the reeds further decorated with round rubies, gross weight approximately 15 dwts, signed Marchak Paris, numbered 23087A, with French assay and partial maker's mark; circa 1960.

In good condition. The diamonds are approximately G-I color, predominantly VS clarity. The rubies are a medium-deep slightly pinkish red to purplish red and moderately included. The sapphires are a medium-deep slightly violetish blue and moderately included, with a few stones exhibiting surface-reaching inclusions visible under magnification. The emerald is a medium slightly bluish green and moderately included, with examples of surface-reaching inclusions and fractures throughout, not apparent when worn. Length approximately 2 1/2 inches. Signed and numbered on the pinbridge on the reverse.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion. Illustrations in the catalogue may not be actual size. Prospective purchasers are reminded that, unless the catalogue description specifically states that a stone is natural, we have assumed that some form of treatment may have been used and that such treatment may not be permanent. Our presale estimates reflect this assumption.
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For bird brooches of similar design see Marchak by Marguerite de Cerval, pages 28 and 107.