Magnificent Jewels

Magnificent Jewels

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 586. Diamond bracelet/brooch combination, 'Cocarde', circa 1954.

Property of an Important South American Collector

Van Cleef & Arpels

Diamond bracelet/brooch combination, 'Cocarde', circa 1954

VAT applies to hammer price and buyer's premium

Estimate

35,000 - 55,000 CHF

Lot Details

Description

The detachable brooch of scroll design set with marquise-shaped, brilliant-cut and baguette diamonds to a bifurcated bracelet set with baguette, brilliant- and calibré-cut diamonds, length approximately 145mm, unsigned, numbered, maker's mark for Georges Boisson, French assay marks for platinum and gold, brooch fitting deficient.

Cf.: Evelyne Possémé, Van Cleef & Arpels - The Art of High Jewelry, Paris, 2012, pg. 104, for the design of a related 'nœuds' necklace by Van Cleef & Arpels featuring a highly similar detachable brooch.