拍品的状况可能存在极大差异，而由于其性质使然，拍品难以处于完美无瑕的状态。拍品均以拍卖时的状况出售。

- Overall condition: good. Shows normal signs of wear, with scratches and abrasions throughout gold, vermeil and silver, presence of oxidation. Fitted with an unscrewable single pinstem clipback. An anchor hole on the bird's wing. A small trap door (can be opened, empty) at the back of the brooch.
- Additional marks: partially erased and unidentifiable French maker's mark.
- Sapphire: carat weight can not be exactly gauged due to the setting, severe chips at the junction of the table's facets.
- Diamonds: carat weight can not be exactly gauged due to the diamond’s cut and the setting. Bright and lively.
- Please refer to the Conditions of Sale for further information regarding coloured stones.