Thank you for sharing this photo of a very elegant brooch, Kat Max. Whatever the provenance, this is a gem of craftsmanship. If the colour in the photograph is true to life, then these appear to be beautiful, well matched rubies. --Previous Message-- : There is also this ruby brooch which belonged : to Empress Eugenie that I found in a : magazine many years ago. : : : : The brooch was said to have formely been : owned by Ernest Sassoon Raphael and had been : part of Empress Eugenie's collection. : : :