Attractive ruby and diamond necklace, Bulgari. Photo Sotheby's

The front composed of three rows of rectangular links, each set at the centre with an oval ruby and pavé-set with brilliant-cut diamonds, a knotted motif at each side, leading to two rows of similar links to the back, length approximately 400m, signed Bulgari, Italian assay and maker’s marks. Estimate:  120,000 – 180,000 CHF

LITTERATURE: Cf: Amanda Triossi, Bulgari : 125 Years of Italian Magnificence, Grand Palais, Milan, 2010, pages 259 and 375, for illustrations of a necklace of similar design.

Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels. Genève | 14 mai 2013, www.sothebys.com