From the Vault: Exceptional Signed Jewels

From the Vault: Exceptional Signed Jewels

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Van Cleef & Arpels

Sapphire and Diamond Bracelet

Auction Closed

March 7, 08:35 PM GMT

Estimate

1,000,000 - 1,500,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Designed as a line of oval-shaped sapphires, spaced and bordered by baguette and tapered baguette diamonds, the clasp completed with square-cut and round diamonds.

  • Sapphires weighing a total of 47.63 carats
  • Diamonds weighing a total of 27.54 carats
  • Length 7¼ inches
  • Signed Van Cleef & Arpels, numbered 48.869
  • Partial French assay marks
  • Platinum
  • Accompanied by a Van Cleef & Arpels Certificate of Authenticity dating the piece to 1938
  • Accompanied by AGL report no. 1116855 dated October 8, 2021 stating that sapphires 1, 2, 3, 11, 14 and 15 from the clasp are of Kashmir origin, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12 and 13 of Burmese origin and 8 of Ceylon origin, all with no indications of heating

For an illustration, see Set in Style: The Jewelry of Van Cleef & Arpels, Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, page 54.