A turquoise, enamel and gold necklace, by Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany & Co
Lot 149. A turquoise, enamel and gold necklace, by Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany & Co. Estimate: USD 30,000-USD 50,000. Price realised USD 150,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017
Suspending a rectangular green and blue champlevé enamel plaque, centering upon an oval turquoise cabochon, to the finelink double-strand neckchain, set with turquoise cabochon and ancient Egyptian lotus motif enamel links, circa 1910, 15 ins., mounted in gold. Signed Tiffany & Co.
Provenance: The Estates of Gladys and Robert Koch
Previously sold at Christie's New York, 20th Century Decorative Arts and Design, Including the Property from the Estates of Gladys and Robert Koch, 9-10 March 2004, Lot 47
Formely in the Garden Museum Collection.
Literature: A. Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection,England, Antique Collectors' Club Limited, 2004, p. 517
J. Loring, Louis Comfort Tiffany at Tiffany & Co., New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2002, p. 56.
Christie's. Magnificent Jewels & the Rockefeller Emerald, 20 June 2017, New York, Rockefeller Center