Natural pearl, cultured pearl and diamond necklace, late 19th Century - Photo Sotheby's

Designed as a graduated fringe, set with cushion shaped, circular- and single-cut, and rose diamonds, suspending natural pearls with cultured pearls towards the clasp, the clasp set with a pinched collet-set circular-cut stone, length approximately 385mm. Estimation: 6,000 - 8,000 GBP - Lot. Vendu 16,250 GBP

LITTERATURE: Cf: Charlotte Gere and Judy Rudoe, ‘Jewellery in the age of Queen Victoria’, London 2010, page 266 for a similar example of a fringe necklace.

NOTE DE CATALOGUE: Accompanied by The Gem & Pearl Laboratory report no. 06232, stating that the majority of the pearls were found to be natural, saltwater and five of the pearls were found to be cultured.

Sotheby's. The Jewellery Collection of the Late Michael Wellby: An Eclectic Eye - Jewels Spanning Four Centuries. London | 11 déc. 2012 www.sothebys.com