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Iconic Jewels: Her Sense of Style

Mellerio dits Meller

Pair of diamond earrings, circa 1870 and later

Lot Closed

May 16, 10:35 AM GMT

Estimate

6,000 - 8,000 CHF

Lot Details

Description

Each designed as a maple leaf, centering a collet-set circular-cut diamond, set throughout with old cushion-shaped diamonds, post and hinged back fittings, unsigned.

Cf.: Emilie Bérard, Laure-Isabelle Mellerio and Diane-Sophie Lanselle, Mellerio - Le Joailler du Second Empire, Paris, 2016, pg. 37 for this pair of earrings dated circa 1870 described as bijoux à transformation.