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224 DUCHESS OF WINDSOR’S CARTIER FLAMINGO BROOCH

Cartier flamingo brooch | c.1940 | 96.5 x 95.9mm (3¾ x 3^3 ⁄ 4 in) | Diamonds, emeralds, rubies, sapphires, citrine, gold, platinum

Sapphire

cabochon

Platinum base

Square-cut

emeralds

Square-cut

sapphires

Square-cut

rubies

Citrine

cabochon

[The f lamingo

brooch] quickly

became the key

jewel of the sale

David Bennett

Sotheby’s Chairman of Jewellery,

on the 1987 sale

Brilliant-cut diamonds

in pavé setting

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