Friday, April 13, 2012

NEW YORK MAGNIFICENT JEWELS

‎"I never worry about diets. 
The only carrots that interest me are
the number of carats in a diamond."
- Mae West

 Fancy vivid purplish pink Diamond - 9 carats, 
mounted in platinum, circa 1910. Dreicer & Co. 
Estimated US$ 6 - 8,000,000.00 @ NYC Christie's.
Realized @ $15,762,500.00


 A DIAMOND, CONCH PEARL AND CONCH SHELL BROOCH, BY TIFFANY & CO. 

Designed as a conch pearl and conch shell chrysanthemum blossom, with circular-cut diamond petals and stem, to the pear-shaped diamond terminal, mounted in platinum


A TURQUOISE BEAD, ENAMEL AND GOLD NECKLACE, 

BY JEAN SCHLUMBERGER, TIFFANY & CO.

Designed as a multi-strand turquoise torsade, spaced by five blue enamel plaques with sculpted 18k gold detail, mounted in 18k gold, 30 ins., may also be worn as two shorter necklaces of 16 and 14 ins.

A SAPPHIRE, EMERALD AND GOLD CUFF BRACELET, 

BY BUCCELLATI

Designed as a wide textured 18k gold hinged cuff, set with a series of oval cabochon sapphires, each within a cabochon emerald surround, 2 3/8 ins. diameter, 1¾ ins. width


A "MYSTERY-SET" SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND FLOWER BROOCH, 
BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
Designed as two calibré-cut sapphire and circular-cut diamond flower blossoms, with baguette and marquise-cut diamond accents, to the baguette-cut diamond stems and marquise-cut diamond leaves, mounted in platinum and 18k gold, 1967

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