1057
Vintage brooch with rose-coloured tourmaline and diamonds
Germany 1970s. Yellow and white gold 14k. Curved, openworked front, set florally-shaped with a trap-cut rubellite weighing 2,29 carats, surrounded by six diamond navettes weighing in total 0,42 carats VVS, top wesselton, and six brilliant-cut diamonds weighing in total 0,24 carats VVS, top wesselton. Hallmark and indistinct manufacturer's mark.
Matches lot 1056 and 1058.
H 3,8, W 3,7 cm. 13,5 g.
Handmade goldwork with unique character.
Tourmaline was already known in antiquity but has only been used in Europe since 1700. The word tourmaline goes back to the Singhalese word «turamali», which means «stone with mixed colours». Today there are various names for the different colour varieties on the market. For example, the stones from pink to red are called rubellite and the green stones are known as verdelite.

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