Strauss & co - 22 November 2010, Cape Town

17 11 Diamond, emerald and ruby brooch/pendant, circa 1890 designed as a beetle, the shoulders mounted with a collet-set old miner-cut diamond weighing approximately 1.85 carats flanked by two collet-set old-cut brown diamonds weighing approximately 1.50 carats, the body embellished with alternating rows of cushion-cut emeralds and old- and rose-cut diamonds, the eyes set with cabochon rubies, length approximately 5,5cm, suspension loop fitting, later brooch pin fitting R100 000 – 120 000