Köchert

Emerald and diamond parure, 1960s

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November 10, 05:30 PM GMT

Estimate

26,000 - 35,000 CHF

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Formerly in the Collection of Leonie Rysanek

Emerald and diamond parure, Köchert, 1960s

Comprising; a necklace set at the front with pear-shaped emeralds embellished with brilliant-cut and marquise-shaped diamonds, length approximately 420mm, a pair of earrings, each set with a step-cut and a pear-shaped emerald, enhanced with brilliant-cut and marquise-shaped diamonds, posts and hinged back fittings, and a ring, set with a step-cut emerald within a double frame of brilliant-cut diamonds, size 52, Austrian assay marks and maker's marks for Köchert, three cases stamped Köchert.

Leonie Rysanek (1926-1998) was one of the foremost dramatic sopranos of the 20th century. After studying voice in Vienna, she made her debut in 1949 as Agathe in Der Freischüzt. Rysanek was renowned for interpreting some of the most demanding roles in the repertoire such as Sieglinde in Die Walküre, Kundry in Parsifal, the Empress in Frau ohne Schatten and the title role in Salome. She frequently performed at the Bayreuther Festspielen during the 1950s and 60s. In 1956, she was awarded the prestigious title of Kammersängerin by the Austrian government. Over the course of her extraordinarily long career, she appeared at the Vienna State Opera from 1955 to 1991 and at the Metropolitan Opera in New York from 1959 to 1996.