BUCCELLATI. A Pair of Diamond and Gold Earclips. Photo Philips de Pury & Company

Each designed as a brushed yellow gold button earclip, set with circular-cut diamonds, within engraved navette-shaped white gold detail, mounted in 18K yellow gold, 4/5 inches diameter.  Signed 'M.Buccellati Italy' with a Buccellati blue leather box. ESTIMATE $6,000-8,000. Unsold

Philips de Pury & Company. Jewels. New York. 6 december 2011 www.phillipsdepury.com