AN ELEGANT DIAMOND CLIP BROOCH, BY DAVID WEBB

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AN ELEGANT DIAMOND CLIP BROOCH, BY DAVID WEBB
Designed as an undulating old European and baguette-cut diamond foliate scroll, suspending a central pear-shaped diamond, weighing approximately 9.67 carats, and a smaller pear-shaped diamond, weighing approximately 4.14 carats, further enhanced by a marquise-cut diamond fringe, mounted in platinum, circa 1957
With reports 8448680 and 13155477 dated 29 January and 2 February 2004 from the Gemological Institute of America stating that the diamonds weighing approximately 9.67 and 4.14 carats are D color, VS1 clarity and E color, VS2 clarity respectively

Provenance

Gift of James B. Duke to Nanaline Duke,
Gift to Doris Duke, December 1949

Special notice

Christie's is selling all lots in this sale as agent for an organization which holds a State of New York Exempt Organization certificate. Seller explicitly reserves all trademark and trade name rights and rights of privacy and publicity in the name and image of Doris Duke. No buyer of any property in this sale will acquire any right to use the Doris Duke name or image. Seller further explicitly reserves all copyright rights in designs or other copyrightable works included in the property offered for sale. No buyer of any property in the sale will acquire the rights to reproduce, distribute copies of, or prepare derivative works of such designs or copyrightable works.

Lot Essay

The diamonds used in this brooch originated from a diamond bracelet James B. Duke bought for his wife, Nanaline. In December 1949, she gave Doris the bracelet. Doris Duke then commissioned David Webb to create a spectacular brooch on 30 November 1957. Records indicate that Webb invoiced her for $3,000. A full list of the diamonds Webb used was provided on 9 January 1958.

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