Lot 491 , A late Victorian pink topaz, peridot, ruby and diamond brooch, late 19th century

A late Victorian pink topaz, peridot, ruby and diamond brooch, late 19th century, designed as a bee, its body set with an oval peridot and a pear-shaped pink topaz measuring approximately 15.5 x 5mm in a foiled setting, its antennae and openwork wings set with rose-cut diamonds, its eyes set with cabochon rubies, mounted in silver and gold, wingspan 6.1cm, incised inventory number to wings, detachable brooch fittings, combined gross weight approximately 15.5 grams
£800-1,200