Van Cleef & Arpels - a butterfly necklace set with angel skin coral and diamond, circa 1970, wings mounted with pink coral panel inserts within a textured mount, thorax accented with a brilliant-cut diamond, attached to a cable link chain with spring ring-clasp, signed and numbered 'VCA 72, 122740', yellow metal marked '750', clasp struck with French eagle head assay marks, pendant approximately measures 2.4 x 1.8 cm, overall length 45.5 cm, total weight of item 7.1 grams. No box no papers. hair line fissures could be observed on the coral panels, also signs of yellowed adhesive glue around the edges of the mount

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