ID 967015
Lot 73 | AN ICONIC SALVADOR DALÍ 'ÉTOILE DE MER' CULTURED PEARL, RUBY, DIAMOND AND EMERALD BROOCH
Estimate value
$ 1 000 000 – 1 500 000
Designed as a starfish with extending branches, cultured pearl of approximately 20.66 x 19.64 x 17.30 mm, round and single-cut diamonds, round rubies, buff-top emeralds, platinum and yellow gold, accompanied by two attachable butterfly enhancements, one green-blue, brown, yellow and orange round and single-cut diamonds, the other of buff-top sapphires and emeralds, yellow gold and platinum, circa 1950, unsigned
Size/Dimensions: starfish brooch 17.5 x 16.2 cm (6 7/8 x 6 3/8 in); larger butterfly enhancement 4.8 x 3.8 cm (1 7/8 x 1 ½ in); smaller butterfly enhancement 4.1 x 3.2 cm (1 5/8 x 1 ¼ in)
Gross Weight: 169.4 gramsDalí, S.
Provenance
Rebekah Harkness (1915 - 1982)
Christie's, New York, 23 - 24 October 1995, sale 8250, lot 420
Literature
Suzanne Tennenbaum and Janet Zapata, The Jeweled Menagerie: The World of Animals in Gems, Thames & Hudson, 2001, pages 164 - 165
M. Fasel, Beautiful Creatures: Jewelry Inspired by the Animal Kingdom, New York, Charles Miers, 2020, page 91
Exhibited
American Museum of Natural History, New York, 12 June 2021 - 19 September 2021
Post lot text
Please note that the colored diamonds have not been tested for natural color.
SHOULD YOU WISH TO BID ON THIS LOT, YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A HIGH VALUE PADDLE.
Artist: | Salvador Dalí (1904 - 1989) |
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Medium: | Diamonds, Precious stones, Pearls, Ruby |
Auction house category: | Brooches and pins |
Artist: | Salvador Dalí (1904 - 1989) |
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Medium: | Diamonds, Precious stones, Pearls, Ruby |
Auction house category: | Brooches and pins |
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