Plique à Jour, Sapphire, Emerald and Diamond Dragonfly Brooch

A modern plique à jour enamel gem set dragonfly brooch, with trembling wings, with a cabochon-cut emerald set in the thorax, weighing 0.82 carats, with a surrounding cluster of eight...

A Moira dragonfly brooch, with lilac to yellow plique à jour enamel wings, with pink sapphire eyes and thorax, with 1.18 carats of round brilliant-cut diamonds, in silver settings, i...

This wonderful brooch is set with sparkling single cut diamonds, the eyes adorned with vibrant emeralds, the wings decorated with coloured plique a jour enamel as well as round caboc...

A stunning, fine and impressive plique-a-jour, 0.60 carat sapphire and 0.23 carat diamond, 18k carat yellow gold bug brooch; part of our diverse antique jewellery and estate jewelry collections. This fine and impressive vintage brooch has been crafted in 18ct yellow gold with an 18k white gold setting. The brooch has been modelled in the form of a winged insect. The insect's wings are composed of yellow gold frames accented with a spectrum of impressive plique-à-jour* panels. The creature's rounded thorax is further ornamented with red plique-a-jour panels. The insect's abdomen is embellished with an impressive 18k white gold setting accented with thirteen eight cut diamonds. The head features an impressive three-claw set 0.60ct pear faceted blue sapphire, replicating the insect's eye. This exceptional brooch is further embellished with yellow gold anatomical features, including three visible legs and two antennae. The brooch secures to the reverse with a hinged pin and clasp. This stunning insect brooch has been independently tested using state of the art technology (Niton XL2 Analyzer) and verified as 18 karat gold. The brooch is supplied with an independent diamond and gemstone grading report card. NOTE: * Plique-à-jour is a vitreous enamelling technique similar in technical execution to cloisonné, where the enamel is applied to defined 'cells' within a metal filigree. With plique-à-jour, there is no backing to the design, allowing light to pass through the enamelwork, suggestive of stained glass. Plique-a-jour is derived from the French 'braid letting in daylight'. Images do not always reflect the true colour and brilliance of gemstones and diamonds. The video however provides a truer representation of the actual colour and showcases each stone. Condition This impressive vintage bug brooch...