02 juin 2015

Le Jardin Exotique: Farah Khan jewellery new collection for summer 2015

Turquoise, tsavorite and diamond Farah Khan earrings in yellow gold from the new Le Jardin Exotique collection. A magnificent Farah Khan ruby cuff shaped like a dragon in yellow gold with emeralds and diamonds, from the new Le Jardin Exotique collection. A multi-finger kyanite, rubellite and diamond Farah Khan ring in yellow gold from the new Le Jardin Exotique summer jewellery collection. Farah Khan Le Jardin Exotique cabochon emerald, blue sapphire and diamond earrings in yellow gold. Parrot armlet in yellow gold with... [Lire la suite]

27 mai 2014

Lala Jugal Kishore Jewellers, Lucknow. Zambian emerald, Mozambican ruby, diamond and pearl pendant

Lala Jugal Kishore Jewellers, Lucknow. Zambian emerald, Mozambican ruby, diamond and pearl pendant set in 18-karat yellow gold. Zambian Emeralds 25.00 carats. Mozambican Rubies 7.00 carats. Baroque Pearls 10.00 carats. Basra Pearls 106.00 carats. Estimate: UD$ : 61,000 – 73,500 “Many parts of the world are still living in the throwback of bygone eras, where women are considered the weaker sex, and the girl child still deemed a burden to be offloaded. This piece reflects our strong opinions. All of the tiny buds are at the cusp of... [Lire la suite]
09 février 2014

Spanish, last quarter 17th century and later pendant with a baroque pearl in the form of a hippocamp

Spanish, last quarter 17th century and later pendant with a baroque pearl in the form of a hippocamp. Photo Sotheby's pearl and enamelled gold; 5.7cm., 2¼in. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 GBP. LOT SOLD. 9,375 GBP The attractive enamelled gold frame from this pendant is very close to another belonging to the Hispanic Society of America, New York (Muller, op. cit. pp. 127-9, fig. 203). Such frames are believed to have been made in the Mediterranean regions of Spain. RELATED LITERATURE: P. E. Muller, Jewels in Spain 1500-1800, New York,... [Lire la suite]
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24 novembre 2013

Spanish, late 16th century, Pendant in the form of a mermaid

Spanish, late 16th century, Pendant in the form of a mermaid. Photo courtesy Sotheby's  enamelled gold, set with a Baroque pearl, adorned with smaller pearls, suspended from a later metal pin; 7cm., 2 3/4 in. (excluding pin). Estimation 4,000 — 6,000 GBP The use of the Baroque pearl demonstrates the skill of the jeweller to adapt nature to a work of art. Such pendants were popular from the second half of the 16th century, in particular in Spain, Germany and the Netherlands. A very similar pendant was sold in these rooms on 17... [Lire la suite]
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14 septembre 2013

1950s Buccellati Baroque Pearl Diamond Emerald & Gold Necklace

1950s Buccellati Baroque Pearl Diamond Emerald & Gold Necklace. Photo courtesy Nadine Krakov Collection. abulous necklace created by Buccellati in Italy in the 1950's.Features a grayish-white lustrous 23.26 x 16.20 mm Baroque pearl. The necklace part is made of yellow and white gold set with rose cut diamonds and emeralds.The necklace is 39.5" long and can turn twice around the neck.The pendant part is 1.75" long and 0.75" wide.  Nadine Krakov Collection. 191 S. Beverly Drive. Beverly... [Lire la suite]
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14 septembre 2013

1950s Buccellati Baroque Pearl Diamond Emerald & Gold Earrings

1950s Buccellati Baroque Pearl Diamond Emerald & Gold Earrings. Photo courtesy Nadine Krakov Collection. Stunning dangle earrings created by Buccellati in Italy in the 1950's. Feature one approximately 19.88 x 14.70 mm and one approximately 17.36 x 15.42 mm gray Baroque pearls. The setting is made of yellow and white gold set with rose cut diamonds and emeralds. Nadine Krakov Collection. 191 S. Beverly Drive. Beverly Hills, CA, 90212 - 310 860 9991
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26 août 2013

The Baroque pearls figures in the collection of Green Vault at Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden

Koch, who plays the violin on a grid, probably Frankfurt am Main, 1st Quarter of the 18th Century. Baroque pearls, gold, enamel, silver, gold, diamonds, iron. H with pedestal 12.2 cm, Base: 5.3 x 5.3 cm. VI 88. Green Vault © Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden  With a broad smile on his face fidelt the exuberant chef who has stretched his short leg into supposedly graceful pose of himself, fervently on his gridiron. The quirky character whose stocky body is made from a pear-shaped pearl,... [Lire la suite]
05 juillet 2013

Gold, enamel, baroque pearl and diamond pendant, 1880s

Gold, enamel, baroque pearl and diamond pendant, 1880s. Photo Sotheby's In the Renaissance-Revival taste, depicting a knight with the body of a seahorse, composed of a baroque pearl body, highlighted with table- and mixed-cut diamonds and polychrome enamel, to a curb link chain, suspending a later cultured pearl drop, length approximately 435mm. Estimate 4,000-6,000 GBP Sotheby's. Fine Jewels. London | 11 juil. 2013, 10:30 AM - www.sothebys.com
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14 décembre 2012

Gold, pearl and enamel pendant, 16th Century

Gold, pearl and enamel pendant, 16th Century - Photo Sotheby's Designed as a pouncing lion, the main body set with a baroque pearl, the legs and face decorated with enamel, later pendant loop, together with a later chain highlighted with pearls, length approximately 445mm. Estimation: 10,000 - 15,000 GBP. Lot. Vendu 25,000 GBP LITTERATURE: Cf: P.E.Mulller, Jewels in Spain, 1500-1800, New York 1972, fig 66 NOTE DE CATALOGUE: The use of the baroque pearl demonstrates the skill of the jeweller... [Lire la suite]
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12 décembre 2012

The jewellery collection of the late Michael Wellby makes three times estimate in £2.8 million sale

An important diamond devant de corsage, late 18th Century. Photo: Sotheby's. LONDON.- This afternoon at Sotheby’s London the Jewellery Collection of the Late Michael Wellby made an outstanding total of £2,836,300 – more than three times the pre-sale low estimate of £838,600-£1,194,100, in a rare “white glove” auction in which all 211 lots were sold. Collectors competed fiercely for key pieces. The sale’s top lot was an important late 18th Century diamond devant de corsage, which keen bidding drove to £385,250 – more than six times... [Lire la suite]