26 décembre 2016
Diamond tiara-necklace, last quarter of the 19th century, property of the Estate of Mary, Duchess of Roxburghe
Lot 493. Diamond tiara-necklace, last quarter of the 19th century, property of the Estate of Mary, Duchess of Roxburghe. Estimate 295,000 — 495,000 CHF. Lot sold 790,000 CHF. Photo Sotheby's.
Composed of fleurs de lys and confronting scroll motifs, swing-set with a graduated row of twenty pear-shaped diamond, on a band composed of lozenge and trefoil motifs, set throughout with cushion-shaped and rose diamonds, several small stones deficient, length of necklace approximately 485mm, inner circumference of tiara frame approximately 430mm, the tiara detaches to form a necklace and a bandeau, the bandeau detachable into two sections of approximately 310mm and 145mm.
Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels, Genève, 12 mai 2015, 10:30 AM
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