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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