Lot 233
  • 233

18 Karat Gold, Labradorite and Diamond Bird Brooch, Pierre Sterlé, circa 1960

Estimate
18,000 - 22,000 USD
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Description

  • Sterlé
The bird-of-paradise with carved labradorite body and textured gold feathers decorated with small round diamonds, completed by diamond-set eyes and beak, signed Sterlé, Paris, numbered 7010, maker's marks, assay marks. 

Catalogue Note

A selection of similar birds by Sterlé are illustrated in The Jeweled Menagerie, Suzanne Tennenbaum and Janet Zapata, pp. 132-135.