CARTIER BELLE EPOQUE NATURAL PEARL AND DIAMOND `GARLAND STYLE` DEVANT-DE-CORSAGE - photo 1

CARTIER BELLE EPOQUE NATURAL PEARL AND DIAMOND `GARLAND STYLE` DEVANT-DE-CORSAGE

Lot 532
17.05.2023 15:00UTC +01:00
Classic
Starting price
CHF 2 500 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationSwitzerland, Geneva
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ID 959218
Lot 532 | CARTIER BELLE EPOQUE NATURAL PEARL AND DIAMOND 'GARLAND STYLE' DEVANT-DE-CORSAGE
Estimate value
CHF 2 500 000 – 3 500 000
CARTIER BELLE EPOQUE NATURAL PEARL AND DIAMOND 'GARLAND STYLE' DEVANT-DE-CORSAGE

Natural pearls measuring approximately 10.80, 9.20, 9.07 mm, old and rose-cut diamonds, platinum, two diamond bracelets and the devant-de-corsage may be joined and worn as a necklace, circa 1902, unsigned



Size/Dimensions: 40.5 x 15.5 cm; bracelets 16.5 cm

Gross weight: 137.6 grams





Provenance

Dame Nellie Melba (1861 - 1931)

Thence by descent through a noble English family



Exhibited

Cartier: The Exhibition, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 2018



Special notice


This lot is subject to standard Swiss VAT rules and 7.7% VAT will be charged on the ‘hammer’ and the ‘buyer’s premium’



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SHOULD YOU WISH TO BID ON THIS LOT, YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A HIGH VALUE PADDLE.
Manufactur:Cartier
Medium:Diamonds, Precious stones, Pearls
Historical era:Belle Époque
Auction house category:Necklaces, chains
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