Sapphire and diamond bracelet, Chantecler

The articulated bracelet centring on a line of marquise-shaped diamonds and sapphires, within borders of circular-cut sapphires, baguette and brilliant-cut diamonds, mounted in platinum,

Stamped Pt 950 for platinum. Total diamond weight approximately 20.00-25.00 carats, H-I-J colour, some lower, VS-SI clarity, some I. Sapphires well matched, good colour saturation, typical crystal inclusions, some abrasions due to wear but not visible when worn, slightly darker than depicted in the catalogue. With two safety catches to the clasp. Width circa 35mm. Signs of little wear to the metal , in good condition.
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Named 'Chantecler' after the play of the same name by Edmond Rostand, Pietro Capuano was a member of a famous Neapolitan family of jewellers. He decided to open a small boutique with his partner Salvatore Aprea on the island of Capri in 1947. Their fanciful and multicoloured jewels soon became a great success among the the new clientele of the Dolce Vita smart set, Hollywood stars and exiled kings, famous writers and Italian nobility, from Grace Kelly, Ingrid Bergman, Audrey Hepburn, Jacqueline Kennedy and Aristote Onassis. They all stepped down from their yachts anchored next to the Grotta Azzura to wonder at Chantecler windows and bring back a jewelled souvenir from their travels. Today the family still runs the company and the Chantecler style has been passed down by Aprea's children, Maria Elena, Costanza, Gabriele and his wife Teresa with shops in Capri, Milan, Cortina d'Ampezzo and Tokyo.