A MULTI-GEM AND DIAMOND 'SALTIMBANCO' NECKLACE, BY BOUCHERON

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A MULTI-GEM AND DIAMOND 'SALTIMBANCO' NECKLACE, BY BOUCHERON
Modelled as a collection of vari-coloured circus masks, each entirely pavé-set with either diamonds, rubies, emeralds, pink, yellow or blue sapphires, interspersed with brilliant-cut diamond accents, suspended from a diamond collar necklace, with two ruby and yellow sapphire cluster drops, may be worn as a pendant necklace or a brooch, double prong fitting, 4.5cm and 45.5cm respectively
Signed Boucheron, no.E72048

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Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not be imported into the U.S. Please be advised that a purchasers inability to import any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale. With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S., provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature (e.g., a string).

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Lot Essay

As part of the iconic 'Inspiria' collection developed by Maison Boucheron in collaboration with Guy Laliberté founder of the Cirque du Soleil, this exuberant 'Saltimbanco' brooch/necklace typifies the jewels created during this partnership.

Designed to celebrate both Boucheron's 150th anniversary and 25 years of Cirque du Soleil performances, the jewels are the sculptural embodiment of twenty famous acts from the circus's repertoire; with only two of each model produced in each case.

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