An exquisite and totally adorable fully traditionally hand made solid 18K yellow gold artisan pussy cat brooch with extra fine gem quality natural raspberry pink red Burmese rubies and a lovely natural emerald eye, circa 1950.
This stunning filigree brooch is an original mid century piece and couldn't be more fun. It's an exuberant piece of jewelry not just because of the design but also the light hearted luxury of it all. Set in this amazing piece there are a dazzling array of precious rubies and an emerald selected for their pretty colors. I love the stunning intense color of the extra fine gem quality Burmese rubies!
Our sweet pussycat measures 2 3/16" long by 1 5/16" wide and sits 5/8" high (56mm x 33mm x 16mm).
Testing confirms solid 18 karat gold. This brooch weighs 18.58 grams.
It is a high end statement piece of jewelry which makes you smile. Quite simply this piece is FUN! Right down to the cut little whiskers and the cheeky wink of her eye you can't help but love her.
7.6 carats total natural Burmese ruby weight
0.25 carat total emerald weight
7.85 carats total weight of rubies and the emerald.
The entire brooch has been made by hand out of delicate pieces of beautiful 18K yellow gold. The filigree design is absolutely exquisite. So rare and lovely to see fully traditionally handmade jewels today!
This wonderful cat really makes you smile the Burmese rubies are so special and lovely and there are so many of them! This wonderful jewel makes an ideal anniversary gift or milestone birthday gift that will be enjoyed in your family for generations to come.
An Appraisal Report and Gem Report is included with your purchase.
The photos form part of the description. Like all colored stones there is a color variation that occurs in different lighting conditions both inside but also outside, even the time of day can make the color of a stone appear a little different. We do our best to show colors as we see them. Color perception is highly individual and some people can perceive more colors than others, also colors can appear somewhat different on different screens and devices due to variations in screen hardware and device display settings.
Comments:
Unfortunately, in the last two decades many rubies seen in modern jewelry have had the color induced by high temperature heating in chemicals such as beryllium. This is called diffusion treatment and includes surface diffusion, bulk diffusion, lattice diffusion and deep diffusion. There are also sapphires treated heavily with beryllium treatment to imitate rubies. In recent years rubies have been clarity enhanced by filling any fissures or cracks with molten lead glass, sometimes the glass is colored as well, with time the filler falls out or goes cloudy ruining the stone. Polymer resins can be used in a similar way. Oftentimes this clarity enhancement may appear on certificates as the note(s) “residues” or “minor residues” or perhaps “foreign substance”. Colored coatings can be applied to the back of a ruby. These treatments are unacceptable and such treated stones are of very low value. We do not sell rubies with these treatments.
Measurements additional
There are 38 round faceted cut unheated untreated natural vivid pink red Burmese rubies set in this piece.
They average 3.2mm x 2.2mm which is approximately 0.20 carats in weight for each beautiful ruby.
Emerald measures 4.32mm in diameter and is 2.38mm deep
