18 Karat Two-Color Gold, Cultured Pearl and Diamond Necklace, Buccellati

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8,000 - 12,000 USD

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36,250 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.