Jewellery, Watches, Antiquities and Objects of Vertu

A pair of ruby and diamond earclips, by Van Cleef & Arpels, the earclips of tapering half hoop form, set with lines of graduated brilliant-cut diamonds, each supporting a central quatrefoil of round mixed-cut rubies, mounted in yellow gold, bearing French eagle’s head assay marks, stamped ‘750’, signed ‘VC&A’ and numbered ‘123433 SA’, earclip length 20mm. £2,000-£2,400