Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels: Part I
Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels: Part I
From an Important Private Collection
Schlumberger
Fine sapphire and diamond ring | Schlumberger | 藍寶石配鑽石戒指
Auction Closed
November 10, 06:05 PM GMT
Estimate
190,000 - 280,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
From an Important Private Collection
Schlumberger
Fine sapphire and diamond ring
Set with a cushion-shaped sapphire weighing 34.26 carats, the prongs of twisted gold, the mount set with brilliant-cut diamonds, size 50, signed Schlumberger, French assay marks for gold and platinum.
Accompanied by SSEF report no. 118991, stating that the sapphire is of Burmese origin, with no indications of heating, together with an appendix letter.
These jewels were formerly in the collection of Niomar Moniz Sodré Bittencourt
(1916–2003) and have thence been passed down by descent.
Born in Brazil in 1916, Niomar Sodré had a keen eye for beauty and style. Madame Sodré was one of the leading figures of the avant-garde movement, frequently travelling from Brazil to Europe and the United States to meet with the greatest artists from the time such as Soulages, Giacommeti, Morandi, Brancusi and Duchamp. She was a great collector of artwork and along with her husband, Paulo Bittencourt, she founded the Rio Museum of Modern Art in the late 1940s. Madame Sodré was also a journalist and president of the daily newspaper, the Correio da Manhã from 1963 until 1969. She was passionate about defending the freedom of speech under the military dictatorship that ruled Brazil between 1964 and 1985.