ID 1333250
Lot 65 | RENÉ BOIVIN EMERALD, SAPPHIRE AND COLOURED SAPPHIRE 'BUTTERFLY' BROOCH
Estimate value
CHF 55 000 – 75 000
Round-shaped cabochon emeralds, oval-shaped sapphires, round and marquise-shaped coloured sapphires, round diamonds, 18k yellow gold (French marks), 1987, signed R. Boivin, maker's mark (Cristofol), red fitted René Boivin case
René Boivin Joaillier, 2024: Certificate of Authenticity no.202411PDY, original piece manufactured by René Boivin after a drawing by Marie-Caroline de Brosses
Size/Dimensions: 10.5 x 9.0 cm
Gross weight: 98.8 grams
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, December 2016, sale number NY09594, lot 119
Formerly in the collection of the philanthropist Marjorie Switow Fisher (1923 - 2016)
Literature
Cf. J. Weir-de La Rochefoucauld, Women Jewellery Designers, ACC Art Books, United Kingdom, 2017, p. 165 for a similar design
| Artist: | René Boivin (1864 - 1917) |
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| Medium: | Diamonds, Emeralds, Precious stones, Sapphire |
| Auction house category: | Jewelry, Brooches and pins |
| Artist: | René Boivin (1864 - 1917) |
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| Medium: | Diamonds, Emeralds, Precious stones, Sapphire |
| Auction house category: | Jewelry, Brooches and pins |
| Address of auction |
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