René Boivin
Cultured pearl and carnelian necklace
Auction Closed
March 31, 02:38 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 10,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
Composed of eight rows of cultured pearls gathered in a slide set with a carnelian cabochon.
- Length 470mm approximatively
- French assay marks for 18 carat gold and silver
- Gross weight 241.14 grams
- Accompanied by a certificate from Maison René Boivin
-Formerly in the collection of Carmen Saint
By descent to the current owners
-Private collection, Paris
Carmen Saint (Rio, 1917 – Paris, 2016), a Brazilian socialite who settled in Paris in 1943. She married Jorge Lage, then Daniel Saint. A friend of Hélène Rochas, Jacqueline Delubac, and Zozo de Ravenel, she was photographed by André Ostier, notably at the famous Bal des têtes. She is the mother of Betty Catroux.