From a Noble French Family
Emerald and diamond bracelet
Auction Closed
September 30, 03:31 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 60,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
Set with five rectangular step-cut emeralds, surrounded by openwork leaf motifs set with step-cut diamonds.
- Total weight of the emeralds 8.56 carats
- Inner circumference approximately 180mm
- French assay marks for 18 carat gold, and maker's mark
- Accompanied by five gemological reports
- Circa 1880
- Gross weight 58.74 grams
Provenance: Countess de la Poëze
Françoise Laurence Staouëli de La Rochelambert (1829–1907), who became Countess de La Poëze through marriage, was appointed Lady of the Palace to Empress Eugénie, wife of Emperor Napoleon III, on January 29, 1855. She received this bracelet directly from the Empress. The bracelet has been transmitted then to the The Mailly-Nesle family