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Fine Jewellery 29/07/2021
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Lot 368

A late Victorian silver and gold, cat's-eye chrysoberyl and old-cut diamond brooch.

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Condition Report

A late Victorian silver and gold, cat's-eye chrysoberyl and old-cut diamond brooch. Estimated total diamond weight 1.30cts. Length 5.2cms. 8.3gms.

  • Provenance:
  • From the family of Booker Prize winning author J.G. Farrell. A gift presented by Farrell's father to his mother, believed to be crafted with stones acquired from their time spent in Burma.
  • Farrell won the Booker Prize in 1973, for his novel 'The Siege of Krishnapur'.

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    • Overall condition good. General light to moderate marks and wear in keeping with age.
    • Diamonds appear slightly varied in cut. Estimated predominantly H-J colour, few below J colour. Some diamonds with nicks and abrasions.
    • Central chrysoberyl appears slightly more transparent, with some brownish streaks and inclusions. Side stones appear more opaque with a slightly bluish green hue and slightly stronger chatoyancy. Each appear to have some surface reaching inclusions.
    • Stones in good condition with minor abrasions.
    • Central chrysoberyl estimated dimensions 9.4 by 6.2 by 4mms. One side chrysoberyl estimated dimensions 9.2 by 5.3 by 3.9mms.
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