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Lot 19. A pair of antique ruby, pearl, glass and diamond earrings, early 20th century. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 43,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019 Oval-shaped rubies, rose-cut diamonds, pearls, red glass beads, gold and silver, 1 ½ ins., one ruby deficient.  Provenance: By repute, Nizams of Hyderabad Literature: Jaffer 2013, p. 240, ill. p. 274, no. 99. Exhibited: Victoria and Albert Museum, London 2015, p. 118, no. 67The Miho Museum, Koka 2016, p. 154,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 20. A pair of antique diamond, pearl, glass and enamel earrings, early 20th century. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 50,000 © Christie's Images Ltd 2019 Rose-cut diamonds, pearls, green glass beads, red enamel, foil, gold and silver, 2 ins., early 20th century. Provenance: By repute, Nizams of Hyderabad. Literature: Jackson and Jaffer 2009, p. 151Jaffer 2013, p. 240, ill. p. 274, no. 100. Exhibited: Victoria and Albert Museum, London 2015, p. 118, no. 68The Miho... [Lire la suite]

Lot 341. 'The Shah Jahan Necklace'. An Antique Spinel, Pearl, Diamond and Multi-Gem Necklace. Estimate USD 200,000 - USD 400,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019. Tumbled spinel beads, pearls, octagonal table-cut diamond, variously-shaped table-cut diamonds and rubies, carved jade, gold, 42 ½ ins., one spinel dated 1609-10, restrung at a later date. Literature: Pal et al., 1989, pp. 136-167, no. 136Jaffer 2013, pp. 97-98, no. 19. Exhibited: Los Angeles 1989, pp. 136-37, no. 136Paris 2001, pp. 220-21The Miho... [Lire la suite]

Lot 239. A pearl, natural pearl and diamond ring, by Bhagat. Estimate CHF170,000 – CHF250,000 ($177,861 - $261,561). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.  Set with a button-shaped natural pearl, measuring approximately 14.96-15.21x11.06 mm, to the pavé-set diamond gallery, the sprung hoop set with graduated pearls and briolette-cut diamond finials, ring size 5 - 7 ½. Unsigned Accompanied by report no. 64217 dated 17 July 2012 from the SSEF Swiss Gemmological Institute stating that the button-shaped pearl is a saltwater... [Lire la suite]

Gold and pearl pendant jewel of the Lamb of God, Spanish, 1600-1650, ruby, pearl, gold, enamel. Bequeathed by Baron Ferdinand Anselm Rothschild, 1898. Ex-collection Baron Anselm von Rothschild (1866 cat. no. 339). WB.164. British Museum collection. © Trustees of the British Museum Pendant jewel; gold; lamb in white enamel, back formed of baroque pearl, seated on closed book; back of book with three bands, panels enamelled blue; underside is open-work with scrolls; clasps jewelled with rubies;... [Lire la suite]

A pair of Byzantine gold, pearl, amethyst and rock crystal earrings, circa 7th century AD. Estimation: USD 20,000 - 30,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Each composed of an eight-lobed rosette with a central circular setting set with a foiled-backed cabochon rock crystal, surrounded by a gold wire strung with pearls threaded through eight equidistant loops, with five gold hoops below, each supporting an amethysts or pearl drop, a high arching ear wire at the top. Each: 2 in. (5.1 cm.) high PROVENANCE: Art... [Lire la suite]

Two Pearls, Shipwreck: Margarita 1622. Recovered in 2007. Weight: 16.62 & 16.52. Estimate $300,000 – $400,000. Photo Guernsey's. In June 2007, Blue Water Ventures in conjunction with Motivation, Inc. (the Fisher family's salvage operation) found a lead box within the Margarita's wreck site that contained thousands of pearls. Following the discovery, a gemologist from the GIA was enlisted to analyze and categorize the pearls so that their history and guidelines for future care could be established.... [Lire la suite]

Pearl, coral and turquoise necklace, Bulgari. Photo Sotheby's Composed of 12 turquoise beads measuring approximately 16.3 to 11.7 mm alternating with nine white cultured pearls measuring approximately 16.7 to 10.4 mm, six gray cultured pearls measuring approximately 13.3. to 12.4 mm, and four coral beads measuring approximately 14.8 to 12.9 mm, length 20 inches, signed Bulgari. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD Sotheby's. Important Jewels. New York | 06 Feb 2014 - www.sothebys.com

Cartier steel cigarette case, ca. 1925. Gold, coral, pearl, tortoiseshell, Cartier France, ALBION ART Collection.

Silver, Gold, Emerald Bead, Pearl, Diamond, Enamel, Seed Pearl and Coral Bead Tassel Pendant. Photo courtesy Doyle New York. The segmented pendant of finely detailed decoration applied with red and green enamel, edged and accented by rose-cut diamonds, spaced by 2 emerald beads approximately 16.0 x 17.2 x 13.2 mm. and 15.6 x 15.4 x 13.8 mm., joined by 4 pearls approximately 6.0 to 5.6 mm., supporting two multistrand seed pearl tassels tipped by coral beads, circa 1920, several diamonds missing. Emerald beads: medium green,... [Lire la suite]