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London Jewels New Bond Street, London I 30 April 2019 London Jewels New Bond Street, London I 30 April 2019 London Jewels 177 177 194 AN EMERALD AND DIAMOND ‘TWO BEES’ RING, BY JEAN SCHLUMBERGER FOR TIFFANY & CO, CIRCA 1965 194 A MID 20TH CENTURY DIAMOND AND SAPPHIRE TRANSFORMABLE NECKLACE, BY GRASSY, CIRCA 1935 149Ω 149 132 A SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND RING, MOUNTED BY BOUCHERON 132 A FANCY-COLOURED DIAMOND RING 195 A PAIR OF DIAMOND EARRINGS 192 AN ART DECO SAPPHIRE 195 192 AND DIAMOND BRACELET, BY CARTIER, CIRCA 1920 Sale Information BIDS ART COLLECTIONS, SHIPPING +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 ESTATES & VALUATIONS For information and estimates +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax +44 (0) 20 7468 8340 on domestic and international [email protected] +44 (0) 20 7468 5860 fax shipping as well as export www.bonhams.com [email protected] licenses please contact Annabelle Robinson in the PAYMENTS CATALOGUE Jewellery Department: Buyers SUBSCRIPTIONS +44 (0) 20 7468 8344 +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 To obtain any Bonhams [email protected] +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax catalogue or to take out an annual subscription: Sellers Subscriptions Department Payment of sale proceeds +44 (0)1666 502200 +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 +44 (0)1666 505107 fax +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax [email protected] Marylebone Road Regent St. Gloucester Place Baker St. Bonhams, New Bond Street Marble Arch Street Oxford Oxford Regent St. Street Davies St. Bond St. New Bond St Station re et Park Lane osvenor St. Gr Berkeley St . Hyde Park y Piccadill London Jewels New Bond Street, London | Tuesday 30 April 2019 at 1pm BONHAMS BIDS ENQUIRIES IMPORTANT INFORMATION 101 New Bond Street +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 Emily Barber FGA The United States Government London W1S 1SR +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax Sabrina O’Cock FGA DGA has banned the import of ivory bonhams.com To bid via the internet please visit Henry Bailey GG into the USA. Lots containing www.bonhams.com Rachel Bailey FGA DGA ivory are indicated by the symbol VIEWING Katie Smith Ф printed beside the lot number Hong Kong Please note that bids should be +44 (0) 20 7468 8278 in this catalogue. Thursday 28 March submitted no later than 4pm on [email protected] Friday 29 March the day prior to the sale. Please note that irrespective of By appointment only Jean Ghika origin, jadite and rubies (and New bidders must also provide Global Head of Jewellery any jewellery pieces that contain New York proof of identity when submitting [email protected] them) may now be imported into Monday 15 April bids. Failure to do this may result the United States. Tuesday 16 April in your bid not being processed. ADMINISTRATOR Wednesday 17 April Annabelle Robinson REGISTRATION By appointment only Telephone bidding will only be +44 (0) 20 7468 8344 IMPORTANT NOTICE accepted on lots with a lower Please note that all customers, Geneva estimate in excess of £1,000. PRESS ENQUIRIES irrespective of any previous Tuesday 23 April [email protected] Wednesday 24 April Live online bidding is activity with Bonhams, are required to complete the Bidder By appointment only available for this sale CUSTOMER SERVICES Please email [email protected] Monday to Friday Registration Form in advance of London with “Live bidding” in the subject 8.30am to 6pm the sale. The form can be found Friday 26 April line 48 hours before the auction +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 at the back of every catalogue 9am - 4.30pm to register for this service. +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 Fax and on our website at www. Sunday 28 April bonhams.com and should 11am - 3.00pm Please see back of catalogue be returned by email or post Monday 29 April for important notice to bidders. to the specialist department 9am - 4.30pm Tuesday 30 April or to the bids department at 9am - 11am [email protected] SALE NUMBER To bid live online and / or 25314 leave internet bids please go to www.bonhams.com/ CATALOGUE auctions/25314 and click £20.00 on the Register to bid link at the top left of the page. ILLUSTRATIONS Front cover: Lot 194 Back cover: Lot 196 Please note that Bonhams will Inside front cover: Lot 193 be closed Monday 6 May 2019 Inside back cover: Lot 146 for the Spring Bank Holiday Bonhams 1793 Limited Bonhams International Board Registered No. 4326560 Malcolm Barber Co-Chairman, Registered Office: Montpelier Galleries Colin Sheaf Deputy Chairman, Montpelier Street, London SW7 1HH Matthew Girling CEO, Asaph Hyman, Caroline Oliphant, +44 (0) 20 7393 3900 Edward Wilkinson, Geoffrey Davies, James Knight, +44 (0) 20 7393 3905 fax Jon Baddeley, Jonathan Fairhurst, Leslie Wright, Rupert Banner, Simon Cottle. 1 2 3 1 2 A LATE 19TH CENTURY EMERALD AND DIAMOND RING AN ENAMEL AND DIAMOND MEMORIAL BROOCH, LATE 18TH The square-cut emerald, weighing 1.83 carats, between old brilliant- CENTURY cut diamonds, with rose-cut diamond accents, the gallery of scroll The oblong brooch with an applied memorial urn, set with a central design, mounted in gold, diamonds approximately 1.95 carats total, pear-shaped diamond and old brilliant and rose-cut diamond ring size S highlights, on a royal blue enamel ground, framed by a surround of cushion-shaped diamonds, with glazed compartment verso, closed- £6,000 - 8,000 back settings throughout, mounted in silver and gold, later brooch US$7,900 - 10,000 fitting, length 3.0cm, cased by S.J. Phillips Ltd Accompanied by a report from GCS stating that the emerald is of £4,000 - 6,000 Colombian origin, with minor oil in fissures. Report number 79204-11, US$5,200 - 7,900 dated 15 March 2019. For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot 4 | BONHAMS please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. 4 3 4 A SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND CLUSTER RING AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY DIAMOND FRINGE NECKLACE Converted from a 19th century jewel, set with an octagonal-shaped Designed as a graduated series of cushion-shaped diamonds, the sapphire within an eight-claw setting, each claw inlaid with a rose-cut front suspending a fringe of cushion and pear-shaped diamond drops, diamond, framed by a surround of cushion-shaped and old brilliant- closed-back settings throughout, mounted in silver and gold, length cut diamonds, sapphire very approximately 8.00 carats, diamonds 39.5cm approximately 1.40 carats total, some diamonds deficient, ring size M £35,000 - 45,000 £4,000 - 6,000 US$46,000 - 59,000 US$5,200 - 7,900 Accompanied by a report from The Gem & Pearl Laboratory stating that the sapphire is of Sri Lankan origin, with no evidence of heat treatment. Report number 16819, dated 5 February 2019. For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. LONDON JEWELS | 5 5 A COLLECTION OF TWENTY-TWO REPLICA ‘FAMOUS DIAMONDS’ AND A REPLICA ‘JUBILEE DIAMOND’ Twenty-two paste replicas of famous diamonds, including The Hope Blue, The Sancy, The Orloff, The Dresden and Tiffany diamonds; together with a replica Jubilee Diamond, fitted cases (2) £1,000 - 1,500 US$1,300 - 2,000 Accompanied by a copy of ‘Famous Diamonds’, Balfour, published by De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited, London. Provenance Sir Arthur and Alexander Levy of M.J Levy & Nephews Guy Tooth, who took ownership of M.J Levy & Nephews Thence by decent For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot 6 | BONHAMS please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. 5 (not to scale) LONDON JEWELS | 7 8 9 7 6 6 8 A DIAMOND THREE-STONE RING AN ALEXANDRITE AND DIAMOND CLUSTER RING The old brilliant-cut diamond, weighing 2.01 carats, between two Set with a cushion-shaped alexandrite, framed by a surround of old similarly-cut diamonds, weighing 1.04 and 1.06 carats, ring size L brilliant-cut diamonds, between trifurcated shoulders, alexandrite approximately 7.80 carats, diamonds approximately 1.00 carat total, £8,000 - 12,000 ring size R US$10,000 - 16,000 £15,000 - 20,000 7 US$20,000 - 26,000 A PINK SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND RING, 1920S The cushion-shaped pink sapphire, weighing 4.07 carats, between Accompanied by a report from The Gem & Pearl Laboratory stating stepped shoulders set with baguette-cut diamonds, shank later that the alexandrite chrysoberyl is of Sri Lankan origin and displays a replaced, ring size N colour change of green in daylight and greenish-pink in incandescent light. Report number 16665, dated 11 December 2018. £5,000 - 7,000 US$6,500 - 9,200 9 A DIAMOND SINGLE-STONE PENDANT Accompanied by a report from The Gem & Pearl Laboratory stating The cushion-shaped diamond, weighing 5.20 carats, length 1.6cm that the pink sapphire is of Sri Lankan origin, with no evidence of heat treatment. Report number 16798, dated 1 February 2019. £14,000 - 18,000 US$18,000 - 24,000 For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot 8 | BONHAMS please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. 10 10 AN ENAMEL AND PERIDOT NECKLACE AND BROOCH/ PENDANT, ENGLISH, 1890-1900 The row of slightly graduated octagonal-cut peridots, seed pearls and bluish green and white enamel scroll motifs, suspending a similarly decorated brooch/pendant set with a hexagonal-cut peridot and old brilliant-cut diamond highlights, mounted in gold, peridots approximately 59.00 carats total, length 39.5cm, pendant length 2.5cm, case by Harvey & Gore, 4 Burlington Gardens £8,000 - 12,000 US$10,000 - 16,000 For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.
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