attributed to Koch

Fine diamond tiara, circa 1910

VAT applies to hammer price and buyer's premium

Auction Closed

November 13, 06:32 PM GMT

Estimate

8,500 - 13,000 CHF

Lot Details

Description

The openwork kokoshnik-style tiara of neoclassical design featuring a meander motif and laurel leaves, millegrain-set throughout with circular- and single-cut diamonds, inner circumference approximately 240mm, unsigned.

Koch

The prestigious German jeweller Koch was founded by the brothers Robert (1852-1902) and Louis Koch (1862-1930) in 1879. They soon reached an extremely high level of quality in both design and craftsmanship by building on the centuries-old goldsmithing tradition of the town of Hanau. Koch’s main premises was in Frankfurt, but soon they opened a store in the fashionable spa town of Baden-Baden. During the Belle Epoque, Koch was the preferred jeweller of Germany’s High Nobility including the German Imperial family. For Princess Victoria Luise, the daughter of Emperor Wilhelm II, Koch created a delicate neoclassical diamond tiara much in the same vein of the example offered here. After World War I, Koch continued to prosper for decades before ceasing activities in 1987.