Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu

A 9ct gold diamond and ruby flamingo brooch, modelled as a flamingo standing on one leg, the body and head pavé set with single-cut diamonds, to a round-cut ruby set tail, mounted in two colour 9ct gold, hallmarked for London, 1991, and bearing maker’s mark possibly ‘CM’ (rubbed), brooch length 37mm. £300-500

This brooch is modelled on the famous flamingo brooch designed by Jeanne Toussaint for Cartier and purchased by the Duke of Windsor for the Duchess in 1940. It was subsequently sold in Sotheby’s sale of the Duchess of Windsor’s jewellery in Geneva in 1987 for $1.7 million.