SUPERB LATE 19TH CENTURY RUBY AND DIAMOND STAR PENDANT/BROOCH - photo 1
SUPERB LATE 19TH CENTURY RUBY AND DIAMOND STAR PENDANT/BROOCH - photo 2
SUPERB LATE 19TH CENTURY RUBY AND DIAMOND STAR PENDANT/BROOCH - photo 3

SUPERB LATE 19TH CENTURY RUBY AND DIAMOND STAR PENDANT/BROOCH

Lot 92
11.11.2025 12:00UTC +01:00
Classic
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CHRISTIE'S
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationSwitzerland, Geneva
ID 1484642
Lot 92 | SUPERB LATE 19TH CENTURY RUBY AND DIAMOND STAR PENDANT/BROOCH
Estimate value
CHF 1 100 000 – 1 600 000
SUPERB LATE 19TH CENTURY RUBY AND DIAMOND STAR PENDANT/BROOCH
Oval-shaped ruby of 10.07 carats, old and rose-cut diamonds, silver and gold, brooch fitting detachable, circa 1880

SSEF, 2025, report no. 148386: 10.078 carats, Burma (Myanmar), no indications of heating, minor amount of oil in fissures

Size/Dimensions: 6.8 x 6.5 cm
Gross weight: 27.8 grams




Provenance

Inherited by Helena Violet Alice Fraser, later 3rd Countess of Stradbroke (1874 - 1949).
Thence by descent.



Further Details

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Medium:Diamonds, Precious stones, Ruby
Auction house category:Jewelry, Pendants
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