Circa 1890

Tiaras exhibition at Sotheby’s, June 2022. Courtesy Sotheby's LONDON.- As part of its Jubilee Season, a month-long programme of exhibitions, auctions and events celebrating The Queen’s reign, Sotheby’s will open the largest tiara exhibition to be staged in the UK in 20 years – paying homage to one of the most symbolic signifiers of the monarch’s perennial style: the tiara. The exhibition will feature some 50 tiaras of aristocratic and royal provenance, with some pieces to be exhibited publicly for the first time.... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 4. An antique enamel portrait depicting His Highness Sawai Mahendra Sir Pratap Singh Bahadur, ruby and diamond gold hunting case minute repeating pocket watch, Seeland, circa 1890.   Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 32,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019 Champlevé enamel portrait depicting His Highness Sawai Mahendra Sir Pratap Singh Bahadur, enameled monogram on the reverse, set with rose-cut diamonds and oval-cut rubies, white enamel dial, 18k gold... [Lire la suite]

Lot 224. An antique Colombian emerald, diamond and pearl sarpech, circa 1890, later adapted by Cartier. Estimate USD 700,000 - USD 1,000,000. Price realised USD 915,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019. The turban ornament set with a cushion mixed-cut emerald, oval-shaped old-cut diamond, rose and old-cut diamonds, pearl drop, silver-topped gold, fitted with plume holder, top element is detachable, lower section may be worn as a bazuband (armband), 4 5/8 ins., circa 1890, with later added brooch fitting by Cartier, Paris,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 608. A Late 19th Century Emerald, Ruby and Diamond Bangle, Circa 1890. Estimate HK$ 32,000 - 48,000 (US$4,100 - 6,100). Sold for HK$ 40,000 (€ 4,355). © Bonhams 2001-2018 Modelled as a snake, the hinged bangle set with a pear-shaped emerald, with cabochon ruby eyes, the head accented by old brilliant-cut diamonds, one small diamond deficient, inner circumference 16.5cm.  Bonhams. JEWELS & JADEITE, 19 Sep 2018. Hong Kong, Admiralty

René Lalique (Ay 1860-1945 Paris), Necklace, Paris, circa 1899-1900 © Wartski Gold, enamel, pearls and glass. Height of pendant 8.8 cm. Signed 'Lalique' An unusually long necklace suspended with a pendant featuring a portrait of Lalique’s muse Augustine-Alice Ledru (circa 1870-1909), who would become his wife. The enamelled profile of Augustine-Alice Ledru is framed by gold stems bearing carved glass pine cones and needles which form the border of the jewel and suspend three baroque pearls, while the reverse is engraved... [Lire la suite]

Suzuribako writing box, Last third of the 19th century. Box: wood, lacquer, mother-of-pearl, ivory, stone. Techniques: iro-urushi, takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashi, nashiji, ohirame, inlay, carving. Water-dropper: silver, non-ferrous alloys, 24.3 × 22 × 4.9cm © 1998 - 2016 The State Hermitage Museum.  SAINT PETERSBURG - Around 700 first-rate exhibits – ceramics and metalwork finished in a variety of techniques, articles decorated with enamel and lacquer show visitors the beauty of the work of... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 457. Platinum, 18 Karat Gold, Mystery-Set Sapphire and Diamond Bracelet. Estimate 80,000 — 120,000 USD & Lot 458. Platinum, Mystery-Set Ruby and Diamond Bracelet, Van Cleef & Arpels. Estimate 125,000 — 175,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's. NEW YORK, NY.- Just in time for the holidays, Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels and Fine Jewels auctions will be held in New York on 8 & 9 December 2016. Both sales feature a wonderful array of... [Lire la suite]

Tiffany & Co. Rare brooch circa 1890 designed as an orchid in enameled gold and one old brilliant cut diamond. Price on request. Courtesy Véronique Bamps. Castellani, circa 1880 necklace in archaeological revival style in yellow gold, cabochon cut rubies and natural pearls. Price on request. Courtesy Véronique Bamps. A similar necklace from the estate of Augusto Castellani's Granddaughter belongs to the collections of the Capitoline Museums in Rome. Cartier. Bangle bracelet in yellow gold... [Lire la suite]

A rare late 19th century enamel orchid brooch, by Tiffany, circa 1890. Photo Bonhams Realistically modelled as an Oncidium orchid, decorated in yellow enamel with flecks of brown and white, applied plaque to reverse signed Tiffany & Co, later pin, length 4.6cm. Lot 132. Sold for £43,200 (€55,573)  Notes: In 1889 Tiffany sensationally unveiled a series of enamelled orchid jewels at the Paris Exposition Universelle. These twenty five hair and bodice ornaments, realistically rendered in gold and... [Lire la suite]

Gold, enamel and diamond orchid brooch, Tiffany & Co., designed by Paulding Farnham, circa 1890. Photo Sotheby's. Designed as the variety of orchid ‘oncidium varicosum rogersii,’ the petals decorated in vibrant yellow and faint orange enamel, accented by the lip with yellow, ochre and cream-colored enamel bordered by rose-cut diamonds, the descending curled sepals of chartreuse and orange-hued enamel supported by a column of rose-cut diamonds, signed Tiffany & Co., two diamonds missing; circa 1890. With original... [Lire la suite]