Lot 308. Collection of H.S.H. Gabriela Princess zu Leiningen. A cultured pearl and diamond fringe necklace; and a bangle and pair of earrings, by Van Cleef & Arpels. Estimate CHF200,000 – CHF300,000 ($207,163 - $310,745). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016

The necklace designed as a series of diamond-set yellow gold flowerheads between marquise and circular-cut diamond white gold clusters, suspending fifteen cultured pearls to the front and one to the back, each with marquise-cut diamond cap and pear-shaped diamond surmount, together with matching bangle and pair of ear pendants, necklace 36.0 cm, bangle inner circumference 16.0 cm, earrings 5.2 cm, mounted in platinum and gold, the bangle in a grey suede Van Cleef & Arpels case, the earrings in a green suede Van Cleef & Arpels case.
Bangle and earrings signed Van Cleef & Arpels, nos. ML967 (bangle) and ML969 (earrings)
Bangle and earrings accompanied by copy of an invoice dated 29 March 2001 from Van Cleef & Arpels.

Provenance: H.H. Begum Sultan Mohamed Shah Aga Khan III
Sotheby's Geneva, 15 November 2000, Lot 516

H.S.H. Gabriela Princess zu Leiningen (wearing lot 308) in Chateau de Versailles, 2001. Image courtesy of H.S.H. Gabriela Princess zu Leiningen

Christie's. GENEVA MAGNIFICENT JEWELS, 18 May 2016, Geneva