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    Milan Jewels

    Milan, Palazzo Clerici

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    27 May 2009

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    Lot 179

    SPILLA PENDENTE IN ORO, RUBINI E PERLA COLTIVATA BAROCCA

    Price realised

    EUR 4,160

    Estimate

    EUR 1,200 - EUR 1,500

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    SPILLA PENDENTE IN ORO, RUBINI E PERLA COLTIVATA BAROCCA
    raffigurante testa di leone in oro giallo e rubini, occhi in smeraldi cabochon, tra le fauci tiene un pendente con perla barocca, rubini e brillanti, punzone 18K

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    Special Notice

    Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not be imported into the U.S. As a convenience to our bidders, we have marked these lots with Y. Please be advised that a purchaser¹s inability to import any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale. With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S., provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature (e.g., a string).
    Where there is no symbol Christie's generally sells lots under the Margin Scheme. The final price charged to Buyer''s for each lot, is calculated in the following way: 30% of the final bid price of each lot up to and including € 20.000,00 26% of the excess of the hammer price above € 20.000,00 and up and including € 800.000,00 18,5% of the excess of the hammer price above €800.000,00


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    A GEM-SET AND BAROQUE CULTURED PEARL PENDANT BROOCH


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