17 16 A GOLD, TURQUOISE AND DIAMOND A TOURMALINETOU AND GOLD BROOCH, ABSTRACT BRACELET, CIRCA 1970 BY H. STERN, CIRCA 1970 Of textured bark design, accented by oval-shaped turquoise cabochons and round The brooch of gold openwork panel of abstract textured design, set with a central brilliant-cut diamonds, mounted in 18K gold, maker’s mark ‘M’, length approximately 19cm bi-coloured tourmaline, accompanied with a ring of similar design, mounted in 18K gold, signed with maker’s marks, brooch length approximately 5cm, ring size K € 2,500 - 3,500 € 1,000 - 1,500 A German emigrant, Hans Stern (1922-2007) founded H. Stern whilst living in Brazil in 1945, at just 23 years old. While working as a typist for a trading company he fell in love with precious gemstones and began a small-scale gemstone trading office in Rio de Janeiro; This trading office quickly developed into gemstones cutting and jewellery manufacturing. By 1964, the company became renowned for the creation and promotion of interest in colour gemstones internationally. Hans Stern was hailed as ‘the king of coloured stones’ by Time Magazine. He was also the only Latin American brand to participate in Victoria and Albert Museum jewellery exhibition. It was, however, the 1980’s launch of the Catherine Deneuve collection, inspired by the muse of Brunel’s ‘Belle du Jour’, which catapulted H. Stern’s successor and his brand to success and led his brand to win numerous de- sign awards. H. Stern soon became the jeweller of the stars with his pieces making regular appearances on Hollywood red carpets. H. Stern is currently the biggest 18 jeweller in Brazil and Latin America, so much so that top fashion editorials such as Vogue, Elle, Marie-Claire and Harper’s Bazaar have all featured H. Stern creations. Today Ronaldo and Roberto Stern, the sons of Hans Stern, carry on their father’s legacy, continuing to push the boundaries of jewellery design and share their love and appreciation for precious gemstones. 18 19 A DIAMOND DRESS RING, CIRCA 1970 AN AQUAMARINE AND ENAMEL PENDANT NECKLACE Of bombé design, set as an openwork cluster of brilliant-cut diamonds, within a textured surround, mounted in gold, diamonds approximately 0.30ct total, ring size L¾ The rectangular-cut aquamarine, weighing approximately 27.00cts, within a frame of brown enamel, suspending from a fancy-link chain, chain mounted in 9K € 400 - 600 gold, pendant length 2.9cm, necklace length 45.4cm € 2,500 - 3,500 20 21 A DIAMOND AND GOLD RING, A LADY’S 18K GOLD WATCH WITH LAPIS BY CHARLES DE TEMPLE, CIRCA 1965 LAZULI DIAL, BY PIAGET, CIRCA 1970 Of textured abstract design, the bi-coloured gold band set with single-cut Of manual wind movement, 18 jewels, lapis lazuli dial, oval-shaped case, back diamonds within collet mounts, mounted in 18K gold, maker’s mark ‘C de T’, secured by two screws, on a textured 18K yellow gold integral bracelet, case, ring size O dial and movement signed, movement no: 7799150, Swiss assay mark, case serial no: 98120 N 17, ref no: 258776, width (including bezel & crown): € 700 - 1,200 3.8cm, overall length of bracelet 16.8cm Charles de Temples was a contemporary of Andrew Grima, and amongst others € 2,000 - 4,000 they heralded the idea of individually designed jewellery being available in the mainstream. He is famed for creating the Goldfinger for the Bond film of the same name. 14.