30 juillet 2016
Ruby and diamond necklace, circa 1960
Lot 578. Burmese ruby and diamond necklace, circa 1960. Estimate 115,000 — 175,000 CHF. Lot sold 218,500 CHF. Photo Sotheby's 2012
Of graduated fringe design, set with eighteen oval and cushion-shaped rubies, highlighted with brilliant-cut, tapered baguette and baguette diamonds, length approximately 435mm, possibly once fitted onto a tiara frame.
Accompanied by SSEF report no. 64563, stating that the rubies are of Burmese origin, with no indications of heating.
Provenance: August von Finck (1898-1980), thence by descent.
Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels Geneva | 14 Nov 2012
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