
Property from a Prominent New York Family
Live auction begins on:
June 16, 02:00 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
Bid
20,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Featuring a cushion-cut sapphire weighing 7.99 carats, flanked and accented by old European-cut diamonds, size 5¼; early 20th century.
Accompanied by AGL report no. 1155054 dated March 20, 2026 stating that the sapphire is of Burmese origin, with no indications of heating.
Elizabeth Sarah Jay, née Morgan (1889–1975), was born in New York City and raised at Wheatly, the Morgan family estate in Old Westbury, Long Island. A woman of striking beauty, she was the great-granddaughter of Edwin Denison Morgan, 21st Governor of New York and Civil War general. Her husband, Delancy Kane Jay, was a direct descendent of John Jay, first Chief Justice of the United States.
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