JAR spinel brooch

[pregcurious]

This brooch sold for $290K! I love how the red spinels have slightly different hues/saturation/tone so they almost make the wings look 3D.

"Lot Description

A DIAMOND, RED SPINEL AND RUBY BUTTERFLY BROOCH, BY JAR
With pavé-set diamond and red spinel undulating wings interspersed with small rubies to the cushion-shaped red spinel and pavé-set ruby body and antennae, mounted in silver and 18K gold, with French assay marks, in a JAR pink leather case
Signed by JAR, Paris "

http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=1353180&sid=7a4d1878-8ea3-447c-b056-fbd3a657b6fe

 

[T L]

Thanks for sharing that lovely piece. I love his pave work, and it's cool that he's using spinels instead of the typical rubies he ordinarily uses.

 

[chrono]

That's a lot of work! I wonder how long it took to fashion and set that all those teeny tiny stones into the brooch.

 

[JewelFreak]

Yike, the color of those spinels!

 

[Arkteia]

Trully a masterpiece!

 

[LD]

Crikey the estimate was waaaaaaay off!

It's stunning isn't it? *sigh*