A GEM-SET 'SEA ANEMONE' CLIP BROOCH, BY JEAN SCHLUMBERGER
A GEM-SET 'SEA ANEMONE' CLIP BROOCH, BY JEAN SCHLUMBERGER

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A GEM-SET 'SEA ANEMONE' CLIP BROOCH, BY JEAN SCHLUMBERGER
The oval-shaped sapphire and circular-cut ruby centre with gold and brilliant-cut diamond detail to the sapphire and ruby tentacles, circa 1955, 6.5 cm wide, with French assay mark for gold, in grey suede Schlumberger pouch
Signed Schlumberger
Literature
Chantal Bizot et al., The Jewels of Jean Schlumberger (New York 2001), cat. no. 29
Exhibited
Un Diamant dans la Ville: Jean Schlumberger 1907-1987, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 19 October 1995 - 25 February 1996, cat. no. 29

Lot Essay

Although Sea Anemones look like flowers, they are predatory animals. Having no skeleton at all, they live attached to firm objects in the seas, usually the sea floor, rock, or coral, but they can slide around very slowly. Very long lived, they are a witty choice for jewellery as they, like their wearer, combine a beautiful appearance with a consuming personality.

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