Sale 1362
Geneva
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14 May 2008
Price realised
CHF 61,000
Estimate
A BELLE EPOQUE PEARL AND DIAMOND SAUTOIR The detachable pendant suspending a baroque pearl within an old-cut diamond foliate surround and surmount, from a collet-set diamond mesh neckchain accented by a series of half-circular diamond pierced plaques, to the diamond foliate spacers, mounted in platinum, circa 1910, 41.5 cm long, detachable in three parts Please note that the pearl has not been tested for natural origin (3)
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