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of originally French design, the side profile of a lady with a flower in her hair set with a round faceted ruby surrounded by red plique-à-jour enamel petals, further set with two round faceted sapphires, and embellished with purple, green and blue plique-à-jour enamel 'wings', length 3.8cm, width 3.5cm, pendant bale with pin and revolver brooch fitting, unhallmarked, stamped '925', weight 7.9g

Footnote: A very similar design is depicted in the book 'Art Nouveau Jewelry' by Vivienne Becker, Thames & Hudson, 2000, ISBN 0-500-28087-0, plate 30, top RH

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