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DIAMOND ‘SUNBURST’ BROOCH
Centred on a circular old‒cut diamond, the brooch is
designed as a radiating sunburst motif set with old‒cut
diamonds, mounted in gold.
Diamond (centre): 2.40 carats estimated
Diamond: 10 carats estimated
Gross weight: 65.52 grams
$ 25,715 ‒ 31,430
Rs 18,00,000 ‒ 22,00,000
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PAIR OF RUBY AND DIAMOND
EARRINGS
Each earring consists of a flower‒head surmount of full‒
cut diamonds, suspending a series of linear geometric
motifs set with full‒cut diamonds and rubies, such
that the earrings mirror each other with the rubies
depicting the sunburst motifs.
Diamond: 1.75 carats
Ruby: 1.75 carats
Gross weight: 13.57 grams
$ 2,290 ‒ 3,715
Rs 1,60,000 ‒ 2,60,000
T
he present lot is reminiscent of a
brooch famously owned and worn by
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, former First
Lady of the United States, who was regarded
as a fashion icon. She wore her sunburst
brooch on many occasions, styling it a little
differently each time – on the lapel, pinned
to her gown, and even in her hair.
Jackie Kennedy Onassis, former
First Lady of the United States,
cleverly fashions her famous
sunburst brooch to suggest the
presence of a tiara.
Reproduced from Geoffrey C Munn,
Tiaras: A History of Splendour
, London:
Antique Collectors’ Club, 2001, p. 342