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Lot 454
  • 454

Pair of enamel, coral and diamond clips, Van Cleef & Arpels, 1937

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Van Cleef & Arpels
  • gold, enamel, diamonds, coral
Each designed as a court jester's staff, the bells represented by coral beads, the ruff inset with single-cut diamonds, accented with translucent green enamel, each signed Van Cleef & Arpels, numbered, maker's marks.

Provenance

Sotheby's, The Property of Miss Anne Seagrim, London Thursday 8th October, 1987, lot 160.

Condition

Signed Van Cleef & Arpels. Numbered 48192 and 48193. Maker's marks. Enamel translucent deep green, with some losses. Coral opaque dep orangy red, some stones with pits and minor abrasions. Diamonds bright and ilvely. Some abrasions to metal commensurate with age and wear.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Please note that colour, clarity and weight of gemstones are statements of opinion only and not statements of fact by Sotheby's. We do not guarantee, and are not responsible for any certificate from a gemological laboratory that may accompany the property. We do not guarantee that watches are in working order. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue, in particular to the Notice regarding the treatment and condition of gemstones and to the Notice regarding import of Burmese jadeite and rubies into the US.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

Catalogue Note

These brooches were a Christmas gift from the Duke and Duchess of Windsor to Miss Anne Seagrim. Miss Seagrim 1914-2007 was employed as the Duke’s private secretary from 1950 to 1954, during which time her main task was to assist him with his autobiography The King’s Story. According to Van Cleef & Arpels, the jester brooches were made by them in 1937 and purchased by the Duke of Windsor on 28th February 1939.