Jacqueline de Ribes & Harry Winston Pendant-Earrings. Photo: Sotheby's

In honor of the upcoming exhibition Jacqueline de Ribes: The Art of Style, opening at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on November 19, we pair these showstopper pendant-earrings with this portrait of Jacqueline de Ribes. These eternally chic diamond cascades from Harry Winston, known as the King of Diamonds, well suit de Ribes, who was titled the Last Queen of Paris by Valentino

Francesco Scavullo (1921-2004), Jacqueline de Ribes, gelatin silver print, the photographer's credit stamp on the reverse, 1986 (Scavullo: 50 Years, p. 108); 12 1/4  by 8 1/4  in. (31.1 by 21 cm.). Estimate 800 — 1,200 USD. Photo: Sotheby's

Provenance: The collection of Sean Byrnes

Note: "An icon of impeccable French chic. A Proustian bird of paradise.” —Francesco Scavullo, Scavullo: Photographs 50 Years 

Pair of Platinum and Diamond Pendant-Earclips, The Tops by Harry Winston. Estimate 300,000 — 400,000 USD . Photo: Sotheby's

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Sotheby's. IMPORTANT JEWELS, 24–25 September | New York - Sotheby's. FRANCESCO SCAVULLO: NO END TO BEAUTY, 16 October