A PAIR OF SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND DRESS CLIPS/BROOCHES, ATTRIBUTED TO BULGARI, CIRCA 1940 Of flowerhead design with polished gold leaves, the petals highlighted with cushion-shaped sapphires weighing approximately 16.00cts total and brilliant-cut diamonds, with similarly-cut diamond pistils, within claw-setting throughout, mounted in 18K gold, diamonds approximately 2.50cts total, unsigned, later brooch clip fitting Of Flowerhead design with polished gold leaves, the petals highlighted with European-cut diamonds, with circular-cut sapphire pistils and accents, mounted in 18K gold, diamonds approximately 4.00cts total, unsigned, later brooch clip fitting, length (with loose original back fitting in 18K gold, one with French assay marks, numbered 50512) By family repute, both brooches were purchased at Bulgari in Rome (Brooch no. 1): Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Amanda Triossi, author & specialist on Bulgari, former curator of the Bulgari Heritage Collection and curator of all the first major Bulgari retrospective exhibitions from 2009 to 2013, stating that this brooch was manufactured for and retailed by Bulgari and dates from the 1940s. Certificate dated 9th August 2021, in Rome.