Bulgari

Ruby and diamond brooch, circa 1962

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November 13, 06:32 PM GMT

Estimate

60,000 - 80,000 CHF

Lot Details

Description

Designed as a flowerhead, centering a cluster of oval, circular-cut and cushion-shaped rubies, the openwork petals enhanced with brilliant-cut and marquise-shaped diamonds, to a baguette diamond stem, signed Bulgari, maker's mark for Jacques Senez, French assay mark for gold, signed Bulgari.

Please note that in accordance with the time that this brooch was made, some of the rubies may be synthetic.

Countess Patrizia De Blanck y Menocal

Countess Patrizia De Blanck y Menocal is the descendant of an ancient Venetian family as well as of the Blanck y Menocal family, a prominent Spanish noble house that owned the luxurious villa 'Hermitage' on the Côte d'Azur and many sprawling sugar cane and tobacco plantations in Cuba.

Patrizia's father Guillermo de Blanck y Menocal, a multifaceted man of letters, passionate about music, theatre and history, decided to embarked on a diplomatic career that brought him prestige in his various roles such as Ambassador or Minister. Her childhood was spent between Italy and Cuba where her uncle Mario García y Menocal, called 'Il Caudillo', was elected President.

Patrizia finally settled in Italy in 1958, where she started a successful career in the newly emerging Italian television industry. Since then, she has appeared as a regular guest on many tv shows and radio programs over the course of several decades.