Iradj Moini Multi-Stone Cricket Brooch.
Auction Date: April 16, 2022
Estimate: Estimate: 500 - 700
Sold for: $615
Lot: 412
Designed as a cricket, the body/wings featuring two large agate beads, accented by several round-cut rhinestones and red and orange glass, the eyes completed two round purple glass cabochons, set in a metal mounting measuring approximately 83 x 43 mm.
Gross Weight: 32.2 dwts
Provenance: From the Estate of Lois Lehrman former owner/publisher of the Nob Hill Gazette for 38 years, Lois was the Co-Deputy Chief of Protocol for the city of San Francisco. She was Northwest Airlines London Business Woman of the Year. She held an honorary doctorate from the Academy of Arts and was so well known for her philanthropy throughout the Bay Area that she has a day named after her.
Note: One rhinestone missing.