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Lot Essay
Doris Duke wore this necklace at her wedding to Porfirio Rubirosa on 1 September 1947.
Details
A RETRO DIAMOND AND GOLD CHOKER
Designed as a cylindrical-shaped fancy link neckchain, the polished gold central link, enhanced by sculpted "X"-motifs and circular-cut diamonds, mounted in platinum and 18k gold, (with minor evidence of repair to one link), circa 1950, 17¼ ins., with French assay marks and maker's mark, in a brown suede case
With maker's mark for Pery et Cie, Paris
Designed as a cylindrical-shaped fancy link neckchain, the polished gold central link, enhanced by sculpted "X"-motifs and circular-cut diamonds, mounted in platinum and 18k gold, (with minor evidence of repair to one link), circa 1950, 17¼ ins., with French assay marks and maker's mark, in a brown suede case
With maker's mark for Pery et Cie, Paris
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.