Pair Retro Platinum, 18K Gold Ruby Diamond Dress Clips
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Directory: Estate Jewelry: Gold: Retro: Pre 1950: Item # 1456189
Directory: Estate Jewelry: Gold: Retro: Pre 1950: Item # 1456189
$1,795.00
A marvelous pair of Retro Moderne 18K yellow gold dress clips formed as a bouquet of diamond-studded platinum flowers, the stems tied with a ribbon set with calibre-cut rubies, all against a scrolled gold background. Buds represented by diamonds set in platinum and rubies set in gold are scattered around the flowers. The design is quite sophisticated and the stones are of very nice quality. The clips are perfectly sized—one worn alone isn’t so small that it gets lost, but the two worn together aren’t overwhelming, either. The pair can be worn on jacket lapels or on either side of a dress neckline. The backs retain the original hinged double-prong coat clip and anchor pin often seen on better French jewelry of the period. A good jeweler could convert the clips to be worn as either pierced or clip-back earrings. Tested and guaranteed 18K gold and platinum.
Origin: probably America, ca. 1940.
Condition: excellent, all original.
Size: 1-1/4” x 3/4".
Weight: 16.5 grams.
Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: diamond, .9 carat; ruby, .6 carat.
