AN HISTORIC EARLY 19TH CENTURY EMERALD AND DIAMOND FRINGE NECKLACE

Price realised CHF 2,629,000
Estimate
CHF 1,450,000 – CHF 2,400,000
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AN HISTORIC EARLY 19TH CENTURY EMERALD AND DIAMOND FRINGE NECKLACE

Price realised CHF 2,629,000
Closed: 10 Nov 2015
Price realised CHF 2,629,000
Closed: 10 Nov 2015
Details
AN HISTORIC EARLY 19TH CENTURY EMERALD AND DIAMOND FRINGE NECKLACE
Designed as a series of nine graduated emerald and diamond square-shaped clusters, the central cluster with a large cushion-shaped emerald drop suspended from a diamond-set scroll mount and flanked by two smaller drops, the diamond collet intersections with smaller emerald and diamond square-shaped cluster drops, circa 1810, 42.5 cm, mounted in silver and gold, in pink leather case
Accompanied by reports nos. 79796, 79801, 79804 and 79805 dated 2 April 2015 from the SSEF Swiss Gemmological Institute stating that the origin of the emeralds weighing 4.21, 2.84, 2.22 and 2.17 carats is Colombia, with no indications of clarity modification.
Reports nos. 79802, 79803 and 80244 dated 2 april and 27 May 2015 from the SSEF Swiss Gemmological Institute stating that the origin of the emeralds weighing 2.73, 2.32 and 1.79 carats is Colombia, with indications of minor amount of oil.
Reports nos. 79794, 79795, 79797, 79798, 79799 and 79800 dated 2 April 2015 from the SSEF Swiss Gemmological Institute statingt that the origin of the emeralds weighing 16.78, 8.14, 3.82, 3.78, 3.65 and 3.47 carats is Colombia, with indications of moderate amount of oil.

Provenance
Christie's London, 20 June 1990, Lot 219
Sybil Sassoon, Marchioness of Cholmondeley (1894-1989)
Princess Hélène of France, duchess of Aosta (1871-1951)
Henri d'Orléans, duke of Aumale (1822-1897)
Literature
M.G. di Savoia and S. Papi, Gioelli di Casa Savoia, Electre, 2002, Milano, p.63
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