Victorian Multi Gem Set Dragonfly Brooch

An 18ct yellow gold and silver dragonfly brooch with a bezel set round deep blue natural sapphire thorax and 2 small round ruby cabochon eyes with 3 old cut diamonds, a ruby and sapphire making up the segments of its abdomen and with 8 old cut diamonds, 2 native cut round emeralds and a native cut round ruby bezel and bead set in each wing, with a further 10 rose cut diamonds, 3 bead set in the surrounding leave on pin fitting.

Total weight 8.3g

Diamonds 29 = 0.58ct total graded set as H-I/ VS-SI

Sapphires 1 = 0.20ct 3 = 0.007ct

Rubies 8 = 0.16ct

Emeralds 7= 0.14ct

Circa 1860