• Magnificent Jewels auction at Christies

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    Magnificent Jewels

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    7 December 2016

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    • A DIAMOND CLUSTER NECKLACE, BY
    Lot 165 | BETSY BLOOMINGDALE: A LIFE IN STYLE /WebsiteLevel/More

    A DIAMOND CLUSTER NECKLACE, BY HARRY WINSTON AND A PHOTOGRAPH, BY CECIL BEATON

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    USD 1,027,500

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    USD 400,000 - USD 600,000

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    A DIAMOND CLUSTER NECKLACE, BY HARRY WINSTON AND A PHOTOGRAPH, BY CECIL BEATON
    Designed as a graduated pear, circular and marquise-cut diamond cluster necklace, the largest twelve pear-shaped diamonds weighing from approximately 4.10 to 2.17 carats, 16 ins., mounted in platinum; with hidden pendant hoop for suspension, front may be separated and worn as a bracelet of 7 ins., in a Harry Winston black case, accompanied by a signed gelatin silver print by Cecil Beaton of Betsy Bloomingdale wearing the necklace
    No. 4859
    Accompanied by ten reports dated from 13 September to 14 September 2016 from the GIA Gemological Institute of America stating that ten of the pear brilliant-cut diamonds, weighing from approximately 4.10 to 2.17 carats, range from D to F color, and from VVS2 to SI2 clarity

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    BETSY BLOOMINGDALE: A LIFE IN STYLE

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