MID-20TH CENTURY RUBY AND DIAMOND FLOWER BROOCH ATTRIBUTED TO VAN CLEEF & ARPELS WITH AN ASSOCIATED PAIR OF EARRINGS
12.11.2024 10:00UTC +01:00
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100800CHF CHF 100 800
Auctioneer | CHRISTIE'S |
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Event location | Switzerland, Geneva |
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ID 1333193
Lot 32 | MID-20TH CENTURY RUBY AND DIAMOND FLOWER BROOCH ATTRIBUTED TO VAN CLEEF & ARPELS WITH AN ASSOCIATED PAIR OF EARRINGS
Estimate value
CHF 60 000 – 80 000
Brooch with oval-shaped and round rubies, round, baguette-cut and triangular-shaped diamonds, platinum and 18k yellow gold (French marks), stem detachable, circa 1955, unsigned, maker's mark for Van Cleef & Arpels (partially worn off); earrings with round rubies and diamonds, 18k white and yellow gold
Size/Dimensions: brooch 10.5 cm high (with the stem); brooch 6.3 cm high (without the stem); earrings 2.8 cm high
Gross weight: 73.3 grams
Literature
Cf. É. Possémé, Van Cleef & Arpels: The Art of High Jewelry, Paris, Les Arts Décoratifs, 2012, p. 157
Cf. Van Cleef & Arpels, Timeless Beauty, Éditions Xavier Barral, Paris, Exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai, 2012, p. 233
Manufactur: | Van Cleef & Arpels |
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Medium: | Diamonds, Precious stones, Ruby |
Auction house category: | Jewelry |
Manufactur: | Van Cleef & Arpels |
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Medium: | Diamonds, Precious stones, Ruby |
Auction house category: | Jewelry |
Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 12, Rue du Mont-Blanc 1201 Geneva Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
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