STAR-OF-DAVID, Antique French Brooch. Rose-Cut Diamonds
STAR-OF-DAVID, Antique French Brooch. Rose-Cut Diamonds
Silver & 18k white & yellow Gold
19 ROSE CUT DIAMONDS, 18 bead-set in the silver flowerhead, center diamond set in multiple prongs.
Circa : 1919 - 20's
Provenance : inherited through a French & French Colonial family, accompanied by a handwritten note :
"Jewish (Star of David) of Memere (Marguerite)"
Diamonds : 19, approx total .15 carat
Hallmarks & Quality marks :
Maker mark in vertical losenge “A/R..AND” two places (on
'c' catch & on pin);
--on the white gold 'c' catch, eagle head mark (used for 18k gold, in Paris and, starting 1919, in all France;
--on the yellow gold pin, matching maker mark plus one mark indistinct, which appears to be the 'weevil' mark of import to France from a French colony.
Metal : silver & 18k gold (touchstone tested)
Size : 1-1/4” x 1-1/4” (3 x 3 cm), raised on openwork gallery above 19c style catch & hinge
# nbr 9 ....................................................SOLD
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