Sale 1050
Paris
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24 November 2011
Price realised
EUR 49,000
Estimate
SARPECH ART DECO EMERAUDE ET DIAMANTS D'inspiration indienne, en forme de dôme, sertie d'une émeraude rectangulaire à pans coupés dans un décor de diamants ronds taille brillant, baguettes et triangulaire retenant en pampille des diamants baguettes et des diamants poires, monture en platine et or gris, poinçons français, poids brut: 30.3 gr., vers 1920
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AN ART DECO EMERALD, DIAMOND, PLATINUM AND GOLD SARPECH
Meredith Etherington-Smith looks at a selection of pieces offered in our Magnificent Jewels sale in Geneva, and explains how straightened times informed their bold aesthetic
Daphne Lingon, Head of Jewellery at Christie’s in New York, on the 'dramatic' ring with which David Rockefeller proposed to Peggy in 1940
Jewellery specialist Jessica Peshall offers an in-depth guide to these opulent ornaments — more versatile, wearable and affordable than one might suppose
Christie’s specialist and author Raymond Sancroft-Baker offers his expert overview of one of the world’s most important jewellery houses
Ahead of an online sale that honours their close bond, Meredith Etherington-Smith traces the roots of a 40-year collaboration
The artist tells us about his meticulous recreation of a child’s toy in a work that became an instant icon when it debuted at the Whitney Museum in New York in 2014