Sale 2306
New York
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22 April 2010
Price realised
USD 37,500
Estimate
AN EBONY, CITRINE AND GOLD BRACELET, BY BUCCELLATI Of bombé design, the textured 18k gold hinged cuff centering upon three bezel-set oval-cut citrines, each within a sculpted gold surround, to the domed ebony plaque, mounted in 18k gold, 2¼ ins. diameter, 1½ ins. width, the underside inscribed "Stay close to me, Your loving husband - April 9, 1965," in a Buccellati navy satin box Signed Buccellati, Italy, no. 96
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