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Gold and diamond flower stem brooch by Cartier, Paris, with articulated ‘night-and-day’ petals, the five petal flower upon an S scroll gold stem with wirework leaf below, the flowerhead with bold ball shaped stamen topped by a round brilliant cut diamond in radiating baguette diamond border, surrounded by the five boat-shaped petals with gold ropetwist borders, pavé set with diamonds to one side and ridged gold to the other, each articulated to rotate for wear with either the diamond or gold side facing out, also adjustable for differing positions, signed ‘Cartier Paris’, serial number 09384, French assaymarks and crossed C’s workshop mark for Cartier SA, approximately 6.50 cts. in all.
Early 20th century diamond foliate bandeau tiara, English c.1905, in the garland style, designed as a tapering openwork band of ten lozenge shaped quatrefoil motifs, floating within looped oval beaded wire frames, each spaced by single stone diamond collets with leafy duos, the largest to center, all within a diamond line border with shaped detail at intervals, the diamonds of old brilliant, double-eight and single cut all millegrain set in platinum, later side fittings.
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