A Tiffany & Co. Paulding Farnham Antique Diamond and Pearl Spider Brooch Paulding Farnham for Tiffany & Co.

An 18K yellow gold antique brooch by talented designed George Paulding Farnham for Tiffany & Company, designed as a spider whose body is comprised of two silvery semi-baroque pearls, and sweeping legs set with old European-cut and rose-cut diamonds. The legs and antenna are artfully crafted with delicate textured yellow gold beaded accents. Diamonds are near colorless to faint color (G - K), with SI - I clarity.  Total estimated weight of diamonds: 0.50 carat.

Total estimated weight of diamonds: 0.50 carats. Height: 1in; Width: 1 1/2in; Weight: 4.6 dwt.

Please note that all information provided such as weight, grade, color, and clarity are approximate and the opinion of the Jewelry Department of Freeman's. All gemstones were measured and graded in their settings unless otherwise noted.

Overall Condition: Scratches, wear, and patina to metal consistent with age. stamped “TIFFANY & CO”, clasp in working order, metal not stamped, testing as 18K yellow gold.

Pearls: Two natural silvery semi-baroque pearls with pink overtone, one measuring approximately 5.50mm, the other measuring approximately 6.72mm.

Diamonds: Eight rose-cut diamonds measuring from approximately 0.85mm at the smallest to approximately 1.15mm at the largest, and thirty-six old European-cut diamonds measuring from approximately 1.00mm at the smallest to approximately 2.13mm at the largest, near colorless to faint color (G - K), with SI - I clarity. Total estimated weight of diamonds: 0.50 carat.

Provenance
Private collection, Millersville, Pennsylvania. The brooch originally belonged to Elizabeth G. Colt of Pittsfield, MA, whose father Judge James Denison Colt served as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 1865 to 1866, and again in 1868 until his death in 1881. It is believed that the brooch was gifted to Elizabeth G. Colt by fellow Pittsfield resident Annie L. Allen Chauvenet, daughter of successful contractor and financier in the brick making industry, Thomas Allen, with the intention that the brooch be passed down generationally from mother to daughter.