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COLLECTION OF JEWELS, 1940s and 1950s
Estimate
3,500 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- gold, platinum, diamond, sapphire
Comprising: a diamond bracelet set with brilliant-cut diamonds to textured links, length approximately 180mm, signed Van Cleef & Arpels and numbered, French assay and maker's marks, case, Van Cleef & Arpels; lady's wristwatch with pear-shaped dial applied with baton and dot indicators, length approximately 180mm, partially signed to reverse Hermès - Paris and numbered, French assay and partial maker's marks, case, Hermès and a brooch designed as a tortoise set with cabochon sapphires and brilliant-cut diamonds, French assay marks, unsigned.
Condition
WE DO NOT GUARANTEE WATCH MOVEMENTS
Bracelet: signed Van Cleef & Arpels and numbered 87165. Circa 1959-60. Stamped 750 for 18 carat gold and 950 for platinum. Weighing approximately 31.1 grams. Diamonds bright and lively. Light scratches to mount. Secure clasp with safety catch to side. Case signed Van Cleef & Arpels, 22 Place Vendôme, Paris
Watch: Manual movement not running at time of cataloguing. Stamped Hermès Paris and stamped with French gold marks. Weighing approximately 40.8 grams. Flexible and well articulated. Light scratches to mount. Secure clasp. Accompanied by case signed Hermès 24 Faubourg St Honoré, Paris.
Brooch: Stamped with French gold and platinum marks. Diamonds bright and lively. Sapphires dark blue. Secure pin fitting. All items are 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."
Catalogue Note
Cf: Nadine Coleno, Amazing Cartier, Jewellery design since 1937', Paris, 2009, page 50 - 51 for similar examples of tortoise brooches.