Flora & Fauna: Fine Jewels
Flora & Fauna: Fine Jewels
From a Private Collection
Van Cleef & Arpels
Gem set and diamond brooch, 'Persian Tiger', circa 1972
Lot Closed
September 2, 09:06 AM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Gem set and diamond brooch, 'Persian Tiger', Van Cleef & Arpels, circa 1972
Applied with blue enamel, enhanced with brilliant-cut diamonds, cabochon lapis lazuli and emerald, signed Van Cleef & Arpels, numbered, French assay mark for gold.
Cf.: Evelyne Possémé, Van Cleef & Arpels The Art of High Jewelry, Paris, 2012, pg. 200 for an illustration of a similar brooch.