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Royal Jewel. From Princess Mary Althea Beatrix Doria Pamphilj, Princess Emily Augusta Doria Pamphilj. A magnificent faint pink Golconda diamond pendant, approximately 22.50 carats. Courtesy Simon Teakle. The Ivy Necklace. An antique diamond necklace by Paulding Farnham for Tiffany, New York, circa 1900. Courtesy Simon Teakle. Cartier London. Art Deco Diamond Bracelet, circa 1928. Courtesy Simon Teakle René Boivin. Diamond Hoop Earrings. Courtesy Simon Teakle. Victorian gold and banded agate bangle, circa 1870. Courtesy... [Lire la suite]

Vanity case 'Persian Mosque', ca. 1929, by Vladimir Makovsky for Black, Starr and Frost Co., New York. Mother-of-pearl, hardstone, enamel, gold, diamonds, platinum. L x W x D: 8.2 × 5.8 × 1.8 cm. Black, Starr & Frost; mosaic signed "M" for Makovsky. Lent by private collection. Accession Number 13.2016.57 © Cooper Hewitt Museum.

Vladimir Makovsky for Black, Starr and Frost Co., New York. Vanity case 'Landscape', ca. 1929, carved hardstone, carved and tinted mother-of-pearl, enamel, gold, diamonds, platinum, mirrored plate glass. L x W x D: 8.3 × 5.7 × 1.9 cm. Signed Black Starr & Frost. Lent by Private Collection. © Cooper Hewitt

Vladimir Makovsky for Black, Starr and Frost Co., New York. Vanity case, Landscape, ca. 1929, mother-of-pearl, rose-cut diamonds, square-cut rubies, enamel, 18-karat gold, platinum, mirrored plate glass. L x W x D: 7.4 × 4.8 × 1.3 cm. English importation marks. Lent by Private Collection. © Cooper Hewitt

Lot 348. 16.98 carats, D color, VVS1 clarity Diamond ring, Van Cleef & Arpels, New York. Estimate 900,000 — 1,000,000 USD. Lot Sold 1,552,000 USD. Photo Sotheby’s. The emerald-cut diamond weighing 16.98 carats, flanked by 2 tapered baguette diamonds weighing approximately .70 carat, mounted in platinum, size 4 ¾, signed VCA NY, numbered 4105 SO.  With signed box.  Accompanied by GIA report no. 15678460 stating that the diamond is D color, VVS1 clarity; together with... [Lire la suite]

Lot 351. Superb 18.54 carats Colombian emerald and diamond ring, Van Cleef & Arpels, New York, 1968. Estimate 700,000 — 900,000 USD. Lot Sold 1,888,000 USD. Photo Sotheby’s. The emerald-cut emerald weighing 18.54 carats, flanked by 2 tapered baguette diamonds weighing 1.23 carats, mounted in 18 karat gold, size 5½, signed VCA, numbered NY 4144 SO. With signed box.  PROPERTY OF THE HERBERT AND NELL SINGER FOUNDATION, CONTINUED Accompanied by AGL report no. CS 38757 stating that... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2079. The Whitney Emerald: An Art Deco 8.51 carats approximately Colombian Emerald and Diamond Ring by Tiffany & Co., New York, circa 1925. Estimate HKD 6,800,000 - HKD 8,800,000 (USD 1,000,000 - USD 1,250,000). Unsold. © Christies Images Ltd 2017 The rectangular-cut emerald, weighing approximately 8.51 carats, to the openwork circular-cut diamond shoulders with four leaf clover motifs, 1925, mounted in platinum, ring size 6 ½. Signed Tiffany & Co. (indistinct) ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 30. Irving Penn (American • 1917 - 2009), Single Oriental Poppy, New York, 1968. Estimate £50,000 - 70,000. Courtesy Phillips. Dye transfer print, printed 1989. Approximately 54.4 x 43.1 cm (21 3/8 x 16 7/8 in.). Signed, initialled, titled, dated in pencil, Condé Nast copyright credit (courtesy Vogue) reproduction limitation and edition stamps on the verso. From an edition of 18. Provenance: Pace/MacGill Gallery, New YorkPrivate Collection, Los Angeles ... [Lire la suite]

George Rickey (190-USA-2002), Two Lines Up, New York, 1967. Silver, unique pair of large kinetic earrings, each with two long pointed triangular blades, on sliver stand. Length of blade 14.8 cm. Height of earrings 18 cm. Height including stand 22.8 cm. Unsigned. Photo courtesy  Provenance: Gift to the artist's wife, Edie; Diane Venet, Paris Literature: Renée Sabatello Neu, 'Moderner Schmuck von Malvern und Bildhauern / Moderne Juwelen' door Schilders en Beeldhouwers - Jewelry... [Lire la suite]

Lot 80. Lillian Bassman, Barbara Mullen, New York, Harper's Bazaar, circa 1958. Estimate £10,000 - 15,000. Photo Phillips Gelatin silver print, printed later.90.2 x 69.4 cm (35 1/2 x 27 3/8 in.)Signed and numbered 11/25 in pencil on the verso.   Provenance: Peter Fetterman Gallery, Santa Monica Literature: Lillian Bassman, Bulfinch, 1997, pl. 50D. Solomon, Lillian Bassman: Women, Abrams, 2009, back cover and p. 4 Note: ‘Long necks. The thrust of the head in a certain position. The... [Lire la suite]