18 karat gold, citrine quartz and sapphire brooch and earclips, Trabert & Hoeffer, Mauboussin, Reflection, circa 1940

Each centering an emerald-cut citrine bisected diagonally by a ray of round sapphires, within a ruffled frame of gold drapery, brooch signed Trabert & Hoeffer, Mauboussin and Reflection.

The sapphires in the brooch weigh approx. 2.00 carats, in the earclips approx. 1.10 carats. They are lighter in color than pictured in the catalogue. The citrine in the brooch weighs approx. 30.00 carats. The brooch is signed Trabert & Mauboussin at the top of the pin bridge and Reflections on a plaque near the pin lock. Earclips are not signed, but are presumed to be of the same maker.
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