Flower brooch with natural pearl 18 ct yellow gold. In the shape of a three-dimensional hedge rose blossom, decorated with turquoise enamel, set with 12 small octagonal-cut diamonds and with a baroque white natural pearl (8.22 x 7.78 mm). Stamped: Portuguese fineness 800 for Lisbon, city inspection Lisbon since 1938 (Tardy 261264), unidentified master's mark. Diameter 3.6 cm. Weight 24.80 g. Lisbon, around 1960. Expertise Gemmological Report No. J5430070827 of the AIG, Milan, dated January 29, 2024, confirming that the pearl is a natural saltwater pearl.

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