Magnificent Jewels
Magnificent Jewels
Property of an Important South American Collector
Van Cleef & Arpels
Attractive sapphire and diamond bangle, circa 1950
Auction Closed
November 13, 11:17 AM GMT
Estimate
320,000 - 550,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Of crossover design, the graduated line of oval and cushion-shaped sapphires framed by channel-set baguette and tapered baguette diamonds, inner circumference approximately 150mm, signed Van Cleef & Arpels, numbered, French assay mark for platinum.
Accompanied by SSEF report no. 141148, dated 18 September 2024, stating that the four tested sapphires show no indications of heating, three of Burmese origin, one of Ceylon origin.
Cf.: Sylvie Raulet, Van Cleef & Arpels, Paris, 1986, pg. 119, for a bracelet of similar design dated 1948.
Cf.: Evelyne Possémé, Van Cleef & Arpels - The Art of High Jewelry, Paris, 2012, pg. 156, for a diamond bracelet of similar design formerly in the collection of Eva Peron.
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