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AN ATTRACTIVE EMERALD AND DIAMOND CLIP BROOCH, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
Set with a cut-cornered rectangular-cut emerald weighing 10.43 carats within a vari-cut diamond swirl surround, mounted in 18k gold, 1952, in a Van Cleef & Arpels brown suede case
Signed Van Cleef & Arpels, N.Y., no 18910
With certificate 37652 dated 25 June 2001 from the SSEF Swiss Gemmological Institute stating that the emerald is of Colombian origin and the clarity is enhanced by oil. Extent of enhancement: moderate
Set with a cut-cornered rectangular-cut emerald weighing 10.43 carats within a vari-cut diamond swirl surround, mounted in 18k gold, 1952, in a Van Cleef & Arpels brown suede case
Signed Van Cleef & Arpels, N.Y., no 18910
With certificate 37652 dated 25 June 2001 from the SSEF Swiss Gemmological Institute stating that the emerald is of Colombian origin and the clarity is enhanced by oil. Extent of enhancement: moderate
Provenance
Luz Mila Patiño, Countess du Boisrouvray
Literature
Sotheby's, "The Magnificent Jewels of Luz Mila Patiño, Countess du Boisrouvray", New York, 26 October 1989, lot 61
Exhibited
Palais Galliera, "Van Cleef & Arpels", Diffusion Paris-Musées, Paris, 1992, page 142, illustration 85
Sale room notice
Please note that this lot is mounted in 14k gold and not 18k as mentioned in the catalogue