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PROPERTY OF A LADY
A BELLE ÉPOQUE NATURAL PEARL AND DIAMOND PENDANT
Details
A BELLE ÉPOQUE NATURAL PEARL AND DIAMOND PENDANT
Suspending a drop-shaped natural pearl, measuring approximately 10.78 x 9.49 mm, to the old European and single-cut diamond line, mounted in platinum, circa 1910
With report 2165435461 dated 1 August 2014 from the Gemological Institute of America stating that the pearl is a natural saltwater pearl, with no indications of treatment
Suspending a drop-shaped natural pearl, measuring approximately 10.78 x 9.49 mm, to the old European and single-cut diamond line, mounted in platinum, circa 1910
With report 2165435461 dated 1 August 2014 from the Gemological Institute of America stating that the pearl is a natural saltwater pearl, with no indications of treatment
Provenance
Daughter of the banker, J.P. Morgan, Anne Tracy Morgan (1873-1952) became a significant philanthropist in the twentieth century. Raised in the same artistic, intellectual, charitable and social circles in New York and Paris as the sculptor Malvina Cornell Hoffman (1885-1966), the two women became intimate friends during the First World War when they were active in the ambulance corps. Together they would contribute enormously to Franco-American relations on a variety of fronts for much of the twentieth century.
This pendant was bequeathed to Malvina Hoffman by Anne Morgan at her death and hence by descent to the current owner.
This pendant was bequeathed to Malvina Hoffman by Anne Morgan at her death and hence by descent to the current owner.
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