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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