KASHMIR SAPPHIRE: A VERY RARE EARLY 20TH CENTURY SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND BROOCH, CIRCA 1905 SOLD FOR €540,000 AT HAMMER
Two Kashmir sapphires made just under €1.1 million at the James Adam sale of fine jewellery in Dublin. A c1900 sapphire and diamond brooch with a central stone of 8.24 carats (pictured below) made a hammer price of €550,000 over a top estimate €300,000. The c1905 sapphire and diamond brooch pictured above with a central stone of 6.53 carats made €540,000 at hammer over a top estimate of €250,000.
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This c1900 sapphire and diamond brooch made €550,000 at hammer.