ADAM'S FINE JEWELLERY 3rd DECEMBER 2024

22 T uesday 3 rd D ecember 2024 . S tarting at 4 pm 15 A GROUP OF LATE 19TH CENTURY GEM-SET, ENAMEL, CULTURED PEARL AND DIAMOND HAT PINS; TOGETHER WITH A DIAMOND AND CULTURED PEARL BROOCH Comprising; five hats pins, either set with a cultured grey pearl, a moon and star motif set with cultured pearls, horseshoe motif set with circular-shaped sapphires and old-cut diamonds, a scrolled foliate motif centring an old-cut diamond, scrolled snaked applied with blue guilloché enamel, with rose-diamond eyes and suspend- ing a drop-shaped orangy-pink agate bead from its mouth and a moon and star barrel brooch set with old-cut diamonds and a cul- tured pearl, in silver and gold, four pins with fitted cases, length of pins 6.5,6.7,5.6,7.2,8.8cm, length of brooch 4cm € 500 - 700 16 A LATE 19TH CENTURY AND DIAMOND BROOCH Of crescent moon design, set with circular-shaped sapphires and European-cut diamonds, mounted in silver and gold, length 3.2cm € 800 - 1,200 17 A LATE 19TH CENTURY DIAMOND PENDANT/ BROOCH The six-rayed star set throughout with old brilliant, single and rose-cut diamonds, with knife-wire detailing, with similarly-cut diamond bale suspending from a fine cable-link chain, mounted in silver and gold, chain in platinum, diamonds approximately 2.90cts, with velvet fitted case, brooch length 4.2cm € 1,200 - 1,800 18 A LATE 19TH CENTURY DIAMOND BROOCH, CIRCA 1890 Designed as an insect,with old cushion and rose-cut diamond body and wings, with circular-cut ruby cabochon eyes, mounted in gold, diamonds approximately 1.60ct total, length 2.2cm € 700 - 900 19 A LATE 19TH CENTURY OPAL AND DIAMOND BAR BROOCH, CIRCA 1890 The bar brooch, embellished with a stylised bee with circular-cut opal cabochons for abdomen and thorax, the wings decorated with old cushion and rose-cut diamonds, with similarly-cut diamond eyes, to a shamrock terminal with similar stones, mounted in silver and gold, diamonds approximately 1.00ct total,width 6.2cm € 1,200 - 1,800 20 A 19TH CENTURY DIAMOND BUCKLE BROOCH Modelled as a stylised buckle, the oval-shaped diamond frame with wrapped around snake, set with old cushion and single-cut dia- monds throughout, with knife-wire prongs accented with a pearl, mounted in silver and gold, diamonds approximately 1.15cts, with case by ‘Gowland Bros,48 Cornhill’, length 3.3cm,width 2.2cm € 600 - 800 In the early 19th Century in Britain, serpent jewellery was elevated to new heights when PrinceAlbert presented QueenVictoria with the first ever engagement ring as a symbol of his eternal love.The Royal engagement launched the popularity of the serpent as the dominant motif on rings, brooches and necklaces in the 1840s.