A charming French bi-colour gold and diamond turtle brooch. The openwork yellow gold shell collet-set throughout with antique cushion-shaped diamonds, the head and feet in rose gold, the former similarly set with a stone estimated to weight 1.2 carats. Bearing French import control marks. Circa 1950s.
The word diamond is derived from the Greek — Adamantos and the Latin — Adamantum, from which the English word ‘adamant’ is born. This name refers to the durability and hardness of the stone. Diamonds are the hardest of all gemstones, being ranked number 1 on the Mohs scale. This is 10x harder than Corundum which is ranked 2 on the Mohs scale.
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$11,000.00
A French, gold and diamond turtle brooch, the openwork yellow gold shell collet-set throughout with antique cushion-shaped diamonds, the head and feet in rose gold, the former similarly set with a stone estimated to weigh 1.2cts, bearing French import control marks. Circa 1955.
