Agatha Christie's Giardinetto Brooch with Precious Stones
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A diamond and gem set Giardinetto brooch formerly belonging to Agatha Christie, the sizable basket and bouquet comprising opals, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, rose and single cut diamonds, all in two tone 18ct gold, circa 1950. Provenance: Sale of the contents of Dame Agatha Christie's home, Greenaway House, Devon, Bearne's, 12 September 2006, lot 283.
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- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- brooches, depicting - bouquet of flowers 98
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brooches, diamond
- diamond and emeralds 204
- diamond and ruby 419
- diamond and sapphire 404
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brooches, gold
- gold with rubies 650
- gold with sapphires 597
- brooches, set with - opal with diamonds 116
- Bulgari SpA / Bvlgari (Italy), jewellery - Giardinetto jewellery 8
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