Brooch is designed as a highly rendered spider with spindly legs
Its abdomen is glossed with vibrant black and yellow enamel – exhibiting minor loss
Its thorax is bead set with a diamond and a ruby – weighing in total approximately 0.10 carat
Accented by bright lime green demantoid garnet eyes
With a web-like cable safety chain that connects to a safety pin bar brooch
Completed by a pin stem with locking closure
Stamped 14K for 14 karat gold
Maker’s mark for Riker Brothers
Circa: 1905
Measures: 1 1/4 x 1 1/2 inches
Total weight: 11.0 grams
Masterful. Artful. Arachnid.