Sale 1419
New York
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12 October 2004
Price realised
USD 54,970
Estimate
AN IMPORTANT PAIR OF BLUE CHALCEDONY, SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND EAR CLIPS, BY SUZANNE BELPERRON Each designed as a carved blue chalcedony leaf, with old European-cut diamond veining, enhanced by cabochon sapphire and old European-cut diamond collet, mounted in platinum, circa 1935
Provenance
Duchess of Windsor Sold Geneva, "The Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor", April 2, 1987, lot 105, $88,000
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Literature
John Culme and Nicholas Rayner, The Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor, Rizzoli, New York, 1987, page 134, 135 Penny Proddow and Marion Fasel, Bejeweled: Great Designers, Celebrity Style, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 2001, page 94
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