STEVENS, Risë (1913-2013) – A GOLD AND DIAMOND BROOCH

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STEVENS, Risë (1913-2013) – A GOLD AND DIAMOND BROOCH
Designed as a gentleman in formal dress offering a flower, set upon a wirework ground within an oval frame of carved gold floret border, accented with 27 single-cut diamonds, measuring approximately 1¾ x 1 3/8 inches (4.55 x 3.50 cm), circa 1950s

Provenance

Risë Stevens (gifted by her to the Metropolitan Opera Guild).

Lot Essay

Risë Stevens was the Met's leading mezzo-soprano for over two decades in the 1940s and 1950s: she was particularly associated with the role of Carmen, especially in the triumphant Tyrone Guthrie production of 1951.

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