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View full screen - View 1 of Lot 400. An extraordinary gem set and diamond bracelet, 'Birds in Flight' | Oscar Heyman & Brothers | 「Birds in Flight」寶石配鑽石手鏈，約1927年.

Oscar Heyman & Brothers

An extraordinary gem set and diamond bracelet, 'Birds in Flight' | Oscar Heyman & Brothers | 「Birds in Flight」寶石配鑽石手鏈，約1927年

Auction Closed

May 10, 06:52 PM GMT

Estimate

470,000 - 745,000 CHF

Lot Details

Description

Property of a Distinguished European Family

An extraordinary gem set and diamond bracelet, 'Birds in Flight', Oscar Heyman & Brothers, circa 1927


The articulated bracelet of exotic inspiration, decorated with tropical birds in flight amidst floral sprigs, pierced and millegrain-set with buff top rubies, emeralds, sapphires, and onyx as well as circular-cut diamonds, length approximately 185mm, unsigned, numbered.

C.f: Penny Proddow and Debra Healy, American Jewelry Glamour and Tradition, New York, 1987, pg 91, plate 56, for the hand-coloured design of the bracelet.

C.f : Elizabeth Hamilton and Yvonne J. Markowitz, Oscar Heyman, The Jewelers' Jeweler, Boston, 2017, pg 27, plate 8, for an illustration of a recreation of the piece. The bracelet is described as 'one of the finest expressions of Deco style'. 

C.f: Suzanne Tennenbaum and Janet Zapata, The Jeweled Menagerie, London, 2001, pg 86-87, for an illustration of the bracelet.

Previously sold at Sotheby's Geneva, 20 May 1998, lot 449.