Lot 423. Diamond choker, Chaumet, 1910. Estimate 78,000 — 118,000 CHF. Lot sold 310,000 CHF. Photo Sotheby's

Of open work design, millegrain-set and collet-set with cushion-shaped, circular-, single-cut and rose diamonds, length approximately 315mm, unsigned, fitted case stamped Chaumet.

Literature: Cf.: Diana Scarisbrick, Chaumet, Joaillier depuis 1780, Paris, 1995, pg. 204 for a drawing of a necklace with similar design: "Dessin pour un collier de chien à motif de stalactites de diamants et cabochons d'émeraudes".

Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels, Genève, 11 nov. 2015, 10:00 AM