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Diamond sautoir, Van Cleef & Arpels, late 1920s
Estimate
150,000 - 250,000 CHF
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Description
- Van Cleef & Arpels
- signed Van Cleef & Arpels and numbered, French assay and maker's marks.
- length approximately 795 mm,
Designed as a series of geometric and round links set with baguette, circular-cut and single-cut diamonds, suspending a diamond tassel pendant, the arched surmount set with single-cut and baguette stones, to the circular-cut, shield-shaped and baguette diamond fringe, mounted in platinum, separates into bracelets, a choker and a pendant,
Literature
Cf: David Bennett and Daniela Mascetti, Understanding Jewellery, Edition 2003, p. 308 pl. 527 and Amanda Triossi and Daniela Mascetti, The Necklace from Antiquity to the Present, London 1997, p. 164 for an illustration of this sautoir.
Condition
Numbered 30216, 38277 and other hardly eligible numbers. Total weight approximately 100.00-120.00 carats, mixed in clarity, from VS to I for the principal circular-cut diamond weighing circa 4.50 carats. Average colour H-J, grading as far as mounting permits.
Remarkable and impressive piece of jewellery in good condition.
"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."
"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."