Silver-Topped Gold, Emerald and Diamond Pendant-Brooch [黃金鍍銀鑲祖母綠配鑽石吊墜 / 別針]

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December 9, 09:24 PM GMT

Estimate

200,000 - 300,000 USD

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Extraordinary Jewels from the Collection of Cecile Zilkha

[ 塞西爾・齊爾卡珠寶珍藏]

Silver-Topped Gold, Emerald and Diamond Pendant-Brooch

[ 黃金鍍銀鑲祖母綠配鑽石吊墜 / 別針]

Suspending a pear-shaped emerald weighing approximately 11.30 carats, framed and accented by old European, old mine and rose-cut diamonds, surmounted by a square emerald-cut emerald weighing approximately 11.95 carats, highlighted by old European and rose-cut diamonds, further topped by a bow set with old European, old mine and rose-cut diamonds, the mounting inscribed 'To my beloved child Fanny, on the most eventful day of her life, V.L. July 12th 1843,'pendants detachable; circa 1840. With fitted R. & S. Garrard & Co. case.

Gift to Lady Frances Vane, wife of John Winston, 7th Duke of Marlborough, by her father, on the occasion of her wedding in 1843

Lady Guernsey, by descent from her mother, Lady Rosamund Spencer Churchill, second daughter of John Winston, 7th Duke of Marlborough

The Lord De Ramsey, K.B.E., T.D., D.L.

Sotheby’s London, January 21, 1981, Fine Jewels, lot 313

Sotheby’s Geneva, November 18, 1992, Magnificent Jewels, lot 440

Diana Scarisbrick, Ancestral Jewels, 1990, plate 167, pg. 120.

Accompanied by AGL report no. 1106187 dated January 21, 2020 stating that the emeralds are of Colombian origin, clarity enhancement: minor, type: traditional.