Cartier, Important jabot brooch, fan shaped with round and baguette shaped diamonds (Indian Royal Briolette diamond, 6.11 carats, G.I.A. certificate) set in platinum, original leather box, signed, c. 1925
Madame Berlioz and Monsieur Leroy, Paris (Place Vendome, 19 Rue de la Paix active 1920’s through the 1940’s) “Camellia” brooch, black and coral enameled 18k gold further set with diamond pave furled leaf edges set in platinum with a large red coral central cabochon, signed, c.1920’s
Suzanne Belperron / Groene et Darde Paris, Pair of multi stone rings, five oval cut citrines and five oval cut amethysts all set in 18K gold further set with platinum mounted diamonds, signed, c. 1940’s / early 1950’s
Cartier London, long and partitioned 18k gold link chain with cobalt blue enamel panel details, signed: Cartier, London (script signature), 750 in a diamond for 18K gold, French maker’s touchmark, no.P4450, Length: 36½ inches, c.1950’s
Mauboussin, Paris extremely flexible bracelet set with demantoid garnets (285 count, approximately 20 carats total weight) and diamonds (114 count approximately 8 carats total weight) all set in 18K gold hexagon shaped individual bezels and clasp, signed: Mauboussin maker’s mark (2x), 750 (18K gold mark), French Eagle’s head mark for 18K gold, c. 1950
Van Cleef & Arpels, Paris, “Etruscan Revival” theme bird brooch in 18k gold set with 7 rubies (approx. 0.80 carats TW) and 15 emeralds (approx. 0.40 carats TW), signed: VCA, France, C in a circle (copyright mark), no. 1K84.1, French Eagle’s head mark for 18k gold, c. 1940’s
Madame Berlioz and Monsieur Leroy, Paris (Place Vendome, 19 Rue de la Paix active 1920’s through the 1940’s) Art Deco “Pennanular” brooch, onyx and black and enameled 18k gold further set with 53 diamonds in arcing details set in platinum with three ovoid Persian turquoise cabochons, signed, c.1920’s
Rene Boivin (attr.) French Art Deco brooch set with a large rectangular aquamarine and diamonds set in a geometric platinum and matte finish 18K yellow gold, signed c. 1930’s
Rene Boivin, Paris, “Art Moderne” ring set with an oval sapphire (approx. 2+ carats TW) and further set with 22 tapered and full sapphire baguettes (approx. 3 carats TW) and 18 round cut diamonds (approx. 2+ carats TW) all set in a streamlined and contoured platinum mount, signed, certificate, c.1930’s
Lacloche Freres, Fancy 18K gold card case inset with 54 triangle cut Rubies (approx. 10 carats TW), an oval cabochon ruby for the closure button and champleve arching white enamel scallop details on the front and back, 18K gold, signed, c. 1930
Raymond Yard (Founded 1922), gem quality spinel and diamond ring set with an oval spinel (approx. 2 carats TW dimensions: 9mm x 8mm x 4mm) and two fancy cut pentagon shaped diamonds set on either side (approx. 1 carat TW), signed: YARD, R.F.C. to three initials ending in J (rubbed), Dec. 17, 1950 (all in script), 1950
Cartier clip / brooch, 6 large oval orange citrines with buff cut citrines encircling the oval cluster, buff cut baguette citrines and diamonds set in platinum, signed Cartier, 0510, c. 1930
Joseph Kutchinsky, London (1914-2000) “Wrapped Cloth” ring in 18K yellow gold with a platinum tapered rectangular form pave set with 37 round diamonds (approx. 8 carats TW) , signed, 1973 (London gold mark small “s” for 1973) (illustrated: Christie’s Twentieth-Century Jewelry, Sally Everitt and David Lancaster (New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 2002) p.113.
Cartier, Paris “Elephant” Maillon Panthere bracelet in 18k gold and set with 200 round cut diamonds (approx. 10 carats TW) and three round cut emeralds for the eyes, signed: Cartier (script signature), no. 641403, 750, French Eagle’s head assay mark for 18k gold (3x), maker’s mark in a diamond cartouche, c.1980’s
Important Lucien Gaillard “Staghorn beetle” silver and gold inlay magnifying glass, signed c. 1900
Silver hand finished and repoussed in the form of a staghorn beetle with horns encircling the round magnifying glass, gold details
Signed: L. GAILLARD (engraved) on lower right leg, head of Minerva (950/1000 pure silver)
The staghorn beetle was a favorite form for Gaillard and the inspiration for many examples of his work including jewelry, vases and this magnifying glass. A variant model in cast bronze can be seen in the collection of the Musee d’Orsay in Paris.
Piaget “Day and Night” flower bracelet with articulated petals and en tremblent stamens, 18K yellow gold and set with diamonds (approx. 4 carats), signed: J L in a diamond French maker’s mark, French Mercury mark for 18k and made for Export (3x), Made in France, c. 1950’s
Max Ernst “Grande tête” pendant, cast and hand wrought 23K gold, made by Pierre Hugo, signed, original wood presentation box and certificate, No. 16 out of the edition of 24, c. 1970’s
Boucheron Paris, Moderne ring set with a step cut square citrine (approx. 8 carats TW) and contoured bone details on either side all set in a solid 18K gold mount, signed, c. 1970’s
Pierre Sterlé Paris, “Hummingbird” brooch, carved natural ruby in zoisite mounted in 18K gold set with diamonds set in platinum, original suede box, signed, c. 1950’s
Bulgari, Rome, Revivalist “Lion Recumbent” wide bracelet, 18k gold with an elaborate woven edge detail and further decorated with 22 full figure resting lions, signed: BVLGARI, Made in Italy, 18k, original brown leather envelope, c.1940’s
*** The lion motif is modeled after the famous recumbent lions by Antonio Canova (Italy, 1757-1822), made for the monumental tomb of Clement XIII at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome
Raymond Templier, Paris (1891-1968) Extraordinary and important “Modernist” brooch in in a strong overlapping geometric design in platinum and set with dramatic European-cut diamonds (approx. 13 carats TW), signed: Raymond Templier, French Dog’s head assay mark for platinum, illustrated in the monograph on Raymond Templier (see image below), original signed with gold embossing on the interior of the brown suede presentation box, c. 1935
Kurt Wayne (born in Vienna, 1909-1990, New York) statement “Squirrel” ring in highly textured 18k gold and set with ruby eyes, signed: (Copyright mark) KW 1969, KW 18k, 1969
Shreve & Co., San Francisco Art Deco ring set with a trio of round cut diamonds (approx. 2 1/4 carats TW) set in platinum with caliber cut onyx surrounding the three diamonds and further set with four round cut diamonds flanking either side of the ring shank, signed: Shreve & Co., 950, Platinum, c.1930
Ettore Sottsass / Walter de Mario, 18K gold architectural ring, signed, 1964
ETTORE SOTTSASS Italy
WALTER DE MARIO (maker) Italy
Architecural ring 1964
18K gold
Signed: ES1, 750, Walter de Mario touch mark
Illustrated: Ettore Sottsass, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1994, p. 65
Exhibited: Ettore Sottsass, Centre Pompidou, Paris, April 27-September 5, 1994; Barbara Radice, Ettore Sottsass: A Critical Biography, New York, 1993 p. 144-145 (for related drawings)
American Art Deco ring set with a large gem quality emerald step-cut aquamarine (approx. 15 carats by calculation with the dimensions of 17mm x 13mm x 10mm depth) and 10 round cut diamonds (approx. half of a carat TW) all set in a platinum “Bow tie” design mount, signed: FFF framed with a triangle facing in on either side (maker’s mark), Plat (platinum mark), c.1935
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