Back on Boucheron Art Deco Jewelry at Christie's, 17 November 1998, Geneva
An elegant emerald and diamond bracelet, by Boucheron. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 1998
Designed as three baguette, triangular and shield-shaped diamond openwork panels to the rectangular-cut emerald spacers, circa 1929, 18.5 cm., with French assay marks, in its original Boucheron blue leather case. Signed by Boucheron, Paris. Estimate: CHF44,000 - CHF50,000 ($32,023 - $36,390). Price Realized CHF65,500 ($47,707)
A mother-of-pearl, diamond, enamel and onyx vanity case, by Boucheron. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 1998
The green enamel and onyx rectangular case applied with a mother-of-pearl plaque depicting a Chinese landscape with black enamel and diamond detail to the front and reverse, opening to reveal two compartments, a lipstick holder and a fitted mirror, circa 1928, 9.0 x 5.0 x 1.5 cm., with French assay marks (lipstick tube deficient). Signed by Boucheron, Paris. Estimate: CHF22,000 - CHF28,000 ($16,012 - $20,378). Price Realized CHF52,900 ($38,501)
An agate, diamond and enamel case, by Boucheron. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 1998
Of rectangular outline, the two-toned agate and diamond-set box applied with a coral, carnelian and malachite bouquet of flowers in a single-cut diamond vase with multi-coloured enamel surround to the black enamel fleur-de-lis hinges and thumb-piece, circa 1925, 8.5 x 4.2 x 1.4 cm., with French assay marks, in its original Boucheron pink leather fitted case. By Boucheron. Estimate: CHF29,000 - CHF36,000 ($21,106 - $26,201). Price Realized CHF36,800 ($26,783)
A diamond brooch, by Boucheron. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 1998
Bezel-set with a hexagonal-cut diamond in an old European and baguette-cut diamond geometrical swirl surround to the diamond tiered terminals, circa 1932 (accompanied by fittings to be worn as a necklet), with French assay mark, in its original Boucheron brown leather fitted case. Signed by Boucheron, Paris. Estimate: CHF29,000 - CHF36,000 ($21,106 - $26,201). Price Realized CHF34,500 ($25,109)
Christie's . ART DECO JEWELLERY, 17 November 1998, Geneva