Antique Diamond, Ruby and Moonstone Baby Brooch, Tiffany & Co.

Description:

Antique Diamond, Ruby and Moonstone Baby Brooch, Tiffany & Co., c. 1890, the carved yellow moonstone depicting an infant in a ruffled ruby and rose-cut diamond bonnet, silver-topped gold mount, lg. 1 in., signed, (one diamond missing, replaced closure).
Estimate $1,500-2,000

Tiffany Baby
Original closure is lost, modern one put on, a fair amount of extra solder is there
various small nicks and chips to stones
v. light abrasion to face
Probably yellow or yellowish non phenomenal moonstone -- backed by gold- impossibe to get on refractometer
An OMC diamond is lost from bonnet

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