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Lot 5064
Vintage Jadeite Jade, and Diamond Brooch
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Finely designed in a foliate cluster of carved green jadeite jade leaves and set with old European and transitional cut diamonds weighing approximately 1.57 total carats (H-I color, SI2-I1 clarity), completed with a hinged double pin stem, XRF testing silver and gold. With GIA Report on one stone (21.22 x 11.57 x 2.02 mm) stating Jadeite Jade, Green Color, Translucent, Type A with no indications of dye or impregnation and known in the trade as "Fei Cui."

2.5 x 1.75 in.

12.2 dwt.

GIA Report Number 5231429135 dated November 11, 2024.

From the Estate of a New York Socialite

The brooch was gifted to the bride by her father on the day of her wedding in October 1954 and by descent to her family.

Jade leaves with chips; diamonds with age appropriate nicks and chips visible under 10x magnification; otherwise, good estate condition.

$500 - 1,000