Lot Essay
Cf. Françoise Cailles, "René Boivin Joaillier", Les Editions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1994, pages 305, 306 and 356
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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
A MULTI-GEM AND 18K GOLD ELEPHANT SAUTOIR, BY RENÉ BOIVIN
Details
A MULTI-GEM AND 18K GOLD ELEPHANT SAUTOIR, BY RENÉ BOIVIN
Designed as an elephant with onyx eyes and circular-cut sapphire toes, wearing a vari-cut coloured diamond, pear-shaped emerald and cabochon sapphire headdress, to the bezel-set emerald and coloured diamond howdah, the reverse with scrolled detail, suspending baguette-cut diamond and coloured diamond fringe, to the central bezel-set sapphire in a baguette-cut diamond surround, suspended from a gold rope chain, circa 1940, 80.0 cm., with French assay marks for gold, in a René Boivin brown suede case
Signed R. Boivin (2)
Designed as an elephant with onyx eyes and circular-cut sapphire toes, wearing a vari-cut coloured diamond, pear-shaped emerald and cabochon sapphire headdress, to the bezel-set emerald and coloured diamond howdah, the reverse with scrolled detail, suspending baguette-cut diamond and coloured diamond fringe, to the central bezel-set sapphire in a baguette-cut diamond surround, suspended from a gold rope chain, circa 1940, 80.0 cm., with French assay marks for gold, in a René Boivin brown suede case
Signed R. Boivin (2)
Literature
Christie's, "Magnificent Jewels", 14 November 2001, Geneva, lot 541
Sale room notice
Please note that the estimate has been changed to SFR 30,000 - 40,000, US$ 18,000 - 24,000