Sale 2347
New York
|
20 October 2010
Price realised
USD 10,625
Estimate
A MALACHITE AND GOLD "ALHAMBRA" NECKLACE, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS The 18k gold chain set with a series of twenty malachite and gold clover links, 32 ins. Signed V.C.A. for Van Cleef & Arpels, N.Y., no. 4K89?
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