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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN COLLECTION
AN UNUSUAL SET OF RETRO MULTI-GEM, DIAMOND, ENAMEL AND GOLD 'SOLDIER' CLIPS
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AN UNUSUAL SET OF RETRO MULTI-GEM, DIAMOND, ENAMEL AND GOLD 'SOLDIER' CLIPS
Comprising four brooches in 18k gold, with platinum and black enamel detail, depicting an infantryman, a bugler, a mountain soldier and a sailor, three set with circular-cut ruby, sapphire and diamond collets symbolizing the French "tricolores", circa 1940, with jeweler's mark and French assay marks for 18k gold
Nos. 9015, 8993, 8991, 8999
Comprising four brooches in 18k gold, with platinum and black enamel detail, depicting an infantryman, a bugler, a mountain soldier and a sailor, three set with circular-cut ruby, sapphire and diamond collets symbolizing the French "tricolores", circa 1940, with jeweler's mark and French assay marks for 18k gold
Nos. 9015, 8993, 8991, 8999
Further Details
During the 1940s, the human figure emerged as a motif in jewelry design, commonly depicting a specific person or symbolizing an occupation or sport. This motif was usually executed in a flat, two-dimensional manner with etching, engraving or chasing providing contrast. The four illustrated gold brooches, portraying service men, are examples of this style. Three depict French soldiers and are set with rubies, sapphires and diamonds, symbolizing the French 'tricolore.' The fourth, an English sailor, holds a torpedo with an image of the Iron Cross on the bow.