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18 Karat Two-Color Gold, Cultured Pearl and Diamond Necklace, Buccellati
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Buccellati
- gold, diamond, cultured pearl
The four-strand necklace composed of 199 cultured pearls measuring approximately 10.1 to 6.5 mm, the clasp accented by round diamonds weighing approximately 1.45 carats, length 16¼ inches, signed Mario Buccellati.
Provenance
Sotheby's Geneva, May 11, 2010, Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels, lot 339.
Catalogue Note
Princess Margherita Ruspoli Suasa ((1870-1970) was the daughter of Prince Emanuele Ruspoli di Poggio Suasa, first mayor of Rome. She married Count Walfredo della Gheradesca in 1889 and she was the First Lady in Waiting to the Italian Queen Elena di Savoia (1873-1952), wife of Vittorio Emanuele III.