COLLECTION OF DRAWINGS, BOUCHERON, 1950s

Pencil, gouache, acrylic and pen on tracing paper



Comprising: twenty-five images in two frames, depicting hand coloured designs for floral and foliate designs for brooches, pendants and a ring to be created with precious and semi-precious gemstones, some annotated and numbered.

Embellished with white gouache accents representing diamonds. Further accents in red, green and blue gouache representing rubies, emeralds and sapphires respectively. Paper top left hand corner slightly torn on drawings of gem-set brooches. Other tracing paper sheets on sapphire and diamond jewel drawings with fold lines. In good condition. Coloured Gemstone Brooches: Frame Size approximately 345mm x 430mm (smallest image 55mm x 95mm, largest image 35mm x 35mm) Sapphire and Diamond Jewels: Frame Size approximately 484mm x 380mm, (images approximately 120mm x 95mm)
"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.
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