Fine Jewellery - 3rd November 2022
Lot 473
Palstcho, a rare butterfly wing brooch
Estimate £4,000 - £6,000
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Description
Palstcho, a rare butterfly wing, ruby and diamond brooch, circa 1920, designed as a butterfly, its wings composed of glazed compartments of iridescent butterfly wing, its body set with cushion-shaped diamonds, its eyes set with circular-cut rubies, wingspan 5.8cm, maker's mark EP for Palstcho, Austro-Hungarian assay mark for 14ct gold, Vienna, and French import assay marks for 14ct gold, French patent inscription