Emerald and diamond pendant-brooch, Van Cleef & Arpels, New York, circa 1965

Designed as a stylized palmette, decorated with 6 fluted emerald beads within diamond borders, supporting 3 pear-shaped fluted emerald drops surmounted by diamond caps, the whole set with 92 round diamonds weighing approximately 8.60 carats, mounted in 18 karat gold, signed V.C.A., N.Y., numbered 36430.