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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMANFORMERLY IN THE GARDEN MUSEUM COLLECTION
A MOONSTONE AND SAPPHIRE PENDANT NECKLACE
Details
A MOONSTONE AND SAPPHIRE PENDANT NECKLACE
The detachable pendant centering upon an oval moonstone cabochon, surrounded by smaller circular moonstone cabochons, trimmed with circular-cut sapphires, with platinum filigree accents, suspended from a platinum oval link triple chain, enhanced by circular-cut sapphire three-stone motifs, mounted in platinum and gold, circa 1910, 16 1/2 ins., pendant may be worn as a brooch
Neckchain signed Tiffany & Co.
The detachable pendant centering upon an oval moonstone cabochon, surrounded by smaller circular moonstone cabochons, trimmed with circular-cut sapphires, with platinum filigree accents, suspended from a platinum oval link triple chain, enhanced by circular-cut sapphire three-stone motifs, mounted in platinum and gold, circa 1910, 16 1/2 ins., pendant may be worn as a brooch
Neckchain signed Tiffany & Co.
Provenance
Previously sold at Christie's New York, Important Jewels, 10 December 1997, Lot 270
Literature
A. Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection, England, Antique Collectors' Club Limited, 2004, p. 498
Further details
This pendant necklace is a combination of two individual pieces, both pieces likely designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany. The brooch attachment at the back of the pendant is also of later addition