Lot Essay
Christie's London, 15 December 1999, lot 131
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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
AN ANTIQUE RUBY, DIAMOND AND PEARL NECKLACE AND EAR PENDANTS
Details
AN ANTIQUE RUBY, DIAMOND AND PEARL NECKLACE AND EAR PENDANTS
Designed as fifteen graduated ruby and diamond clusters with single pearl spacers to the pearl, trefoil and pear-shaped cluster pendant, earrings en suite, mounted in silver and gold, circa 1880, necklace 44.0 cm, earrings 4.5 cm long, with grey case (2)
Designed as fifteen graduated ruby and diamond clusters with single pearl spacers to the pearl, trefoil and pear-shaped cluster pendant, earrings en suite, mounted in silver and gold, circa 1880, necklace 44.0 cm, earrings 4.5 cm long, with grey case (2)
Provenance
The ensemble is worn by Uma Thurman as Charlotte Stant in the film The Golden Bowl (2000)
Literature
Uma Thurman wearing the earrings illustrated in Tatler, November 2000, p. 70