• Jewels : The Geneva Sale auction at Christies

    Sale 1371

    Jewels : The Geneva Sale

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    18 November 2009

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    Lot 95

    A GOLD, SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND ''COUSCOUS'' BRACELET, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS

    Price realised

    CHF 17,500

    Estimate

    CHF 8,000 - CHF 12,000

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    A GOLD, SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND "COUSCOUS" BRACELET, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
    The bombé band of polished gold boules with central circular-cut sapphire panel to the three diagonal rows of circular-cut diamonds, 18.3 cm long, with French assay marks for gold and platinum, in a Van Cleef & Arpels blue suede case
    Signed Van Cleef & Arpels, no. 11509

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    Pre-Lot Text

    THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
    Lot 95-97

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