拍品專文
The Wishing Well pendant in this lot is a replica of the wishing well on President Johnson's ranch and was a gift from President Johnson to Dorothy Lamour.
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細節
Dorothy Lamour
A collection of jewellery, comprising: a pair of semi-circular gold clip-on earrings of bombé design, ring, accented by star-set rubies, with matching ring; a cultured pearl and 14k gold pendant, suspended from a gilt metal rope chain; two gold fine link chains, suspending seven variously designed gold and silver pendants, the pendants including a circular disc engraved Dorothy, 1968, a heart pendant, engraved with the letters DHL, a gold pendant in the form of a wishing well, the base of the well inscribed Seal Of The President Of The United States; and a carved hardstone charm in the form of a cat, suspended on a brown silk thread; accompanied by three black and white and one colour photograph of Dorothy Lamour wearing the bombé earrings in this lot, majority -- 10x8in. (25.4x20.3cm.); and a press clipping regarding the wishing well pendant (11)
A collection of jewellery, comprising: a pair of semi-circular gold clip-on earrings of bombé design, ring, accented by star-set rubies, with matching ring; a cultured pearl and 14k gold pendant, suspended from a gilt metal rope chain; two gold fine link chains, suspending seven variously designed gold and silver pendants, the pendants including a circular disc engraved Dorothy, 1968, a heart pendant, engraved with the letters DHL, a gold pendant in the form of a wishing well, the base of the well inscribed Seal Of The President Of The United States; and a carved hardstone charm in the form of a cat, suspended on a brown silk thread; accompanied by three black and white and one colour photograph of Dorothy Lamour wearing the bombé earrings in this lot, majority -- 10x8in. (25.4x20.3cm.); and a press clipping regarding the wishing well pendant (11)
來源
Ex-lots 351 and 354, Entertainment Memorabilia Including Property from the Estates of Ella Fitzgerald and Dorothy Lamour, Sotheby's Beverly Hills, 21 May, 1997