拍品 105
  • 105

DIAMOND DEMI-PARURE 'TOURBILLONS', VAN CLEEF & ARPELS, CIRCA 1948

估價
8,000 - 12,000 EUR
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描述

Comprising a brooch and a pair of ear clips designed as a stylized flower, highlighted with brilliant-cut diamonds, each piece signed Van Cleef & Arpels and numbered, French assay marks for 18 carat gold (750°/00) and platinum (950°/00), total gross weight approximately 50.08 grams.

出版

Cf.: Evelyne Possémé, Van Cleef & Arpels, L'art de la Haute Joaillerie, Paris, 2012, pg. 146, for a gouaché painting and a photograph of a ring of similar design.

Condition

Brooch signed Van Cleef & Arpels, numbered 71088, each ear clip signed VCA and numbered V4844, the three pieces stamped with French assay marks for 18 carat gold (750°/00) and platinum (950°/00). Diamonds estimated to weigh a total of approximately 7.00 - 9.00 carats, estimated to be approximately H-J colour, VS-SI clarity. Brooch diameter 56mm, ear clip diameter 28mm approximately. Brooch fitting closing securely. Scratches consistent with age and wear, overall in very good condition. Gross weight approximately 50.08 grams.
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