Lot Essay
Doris Duke unmounted nearly all of the diamonds in this important necklace. Over the years, she set and reset the stones in many other pieces of jewelry.
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Details
A DIAMOND AND PLATINUM NECKLACE MOUNTING, BY CARTIER
Weighing approximately 94.0 g, 15 ins.
Signed Cartier
Weighing approximately 94.0 g, 15 ins.
Signed Cartier
Provenance
Cartier New York, 30 April 1937, $65,000
Special notice
Christie's is selling all lots in this sale as agent for an organization which holds a State of New York Exempt Organization certificate. Seller explicitly reserves all trademark and trade name rights and rights of privacy and publicity in the name and image of Doris Duke. No buyer of any property in this sale will acquire any right to use the Doris Duke name or image. Seller further explicitly reserves all copyright rights in designs or other copyrightable works included in the property offered for sale. No buyer of any property in the sale will acquire the rights to reproduce, distribute copies of, or prepare derivative works of such designs or copyrightable works.