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拍品 1076
AN ANTIQUE ROSE-CUT DIAMOND, RUBY AND ENAMEL PENDANT
已結束2010年7月8日
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GBP 46,850
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AN ANTIQUE ROSE-CUT DIAMOND, RUBY AND ENAMEL PENDANT
The lozenge-shaped rose-cut diamond locket to a swivel mount enamelled to the reverse with the monogram 'WM' beneath a closed royal crown, surmounted by a white enamel scroll inscribed 'L'AMOUR EN FAIT LE LIEN' with a ruby-set ribbon bow and suspension loop, the rose-cut diamond, 17th century, the mount possibly 18th century
3.7 cm. high
The lozenge-shaped rose-cut diamond locket to a swivel mount enamelled to the reverse with the monogram 'WM' beneath a closed royal crown, surmounted by a white enamel scroll inscribed 'L'AMOUR EN FAIT LE LIEN' with a ruby-set ribbon bow and suspension loop, the rose-cut diamond, 17th century, the mount possibly 18th century
3.7 cm. high
AN ANTIQUE ROSE-CUT DIAMOND, RUBY AND ENAMEL PENDANT
The lozenge-shaped rose-cut diamond locket to a swivel mount enamelled to the reverse with the monogram 'WM' beneath a closed royal crown, surmounted by a white enamel scroll inscribed 'L'AMOUR EN FAIT LE LIEN' with a ruby-set ribbon bow and suspension loop, the rose-cut diamond, 17th century, the mount possibly 18th century
3.7 cm. high
The lozenge-shaped rose-cut diamond locket to a swivel mount enamelled to the reverse with the monogram 'WM' beneath a closed royal crown, surmounted by a white enamel scroll inscribed 'L'AMOUR EN FAIT LE LIEN' with a ruby-set ribbon bow and suspension loop, the rose-cut diamond, 17th century, the mount possibly 18th century
3.7 cm. high
Edward, 1st Baron Revelstoke, by whom given to his daughter Margaret Baring (1868-1906), wife of Charles Robert, Viscount Althorp and later 6th Earl Spencer (1857-1922), on her 21st birthday 14 December 1889.
M.H. Gans, Juwelen en Mensen, Amsterdam, 1961, page 117/202, plate 177-178
Diana Scarisbrick, Ancestral Jewels, London, 1989, page 45
Diana Scarisbrick, Ancestral Jewels, London, 1989, page 45
Jewellery Exhibition, City Art Gallery, Birmingham, 1960
Christie's would like to thank Diana Scarisbrick and Dr. Richard Edgcumbe in the preparation of this catalogue entry.
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not be imported into the U.S. Please be advised that a purchasers 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).
Please note Payments and Collections will be unavailable on Monday 12th July 2010 due to a major update to the Client Accounting IT system.
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專家說明
Lord Revelstoke was known for his interest in jewels with historic associations and this pendant is enamelled to the reverse with the initials W and M beneath a royal crown, for King William III and Queen Mary II.