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Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co. citrine, ruby and diamond…
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Sydney
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24-Apr-2023
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Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co. citrine, ruby and diamond 'Bird on a Rock' brooch, centring a bird modelled as a cockatoo surmounted with a gold plume, the body pave-set with brilliant-cut diamonds, the eye accented by a circular-cut ruby, perched above a claw-set cushion-shaped citrine weighing between 60.00 and 65.00 carats, the diamonds stated to weigh 2.99 carats, mounted in platinum and 18ct gold, length 55 mm, numbered, signed Tiffany & Co. Schlumberger Std., accompanied by a Tiffany & Co. Box., Literature, Claire Phillips (Ed.), Bejewelled by Tiffany 1837-1987, London, 2006, pp. 275,276 (illustrated, another example). Other Notes: Jean Schlumberger visualized the 'Bird-on-a-Rock' brooch design in 1961 to display a large topaz. For the designer's 1995 retrospective at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, the Tiffany diamond, a rare 128.54 carat fancy yellow diamond, was remounted into this iconic design. Subsequently the brooch was put on permanent display in the brand's flagship store on fifth Avenue, New York. Today, amongst collectors, this seminal design is instantly identified with the Tiffany brand.
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Jewellery: Brooches