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Lot 136
AN ENAMEL AND DIAMOND BANGLE BRACELET, DESIGNED BY JEAN SCHLUMBERGER FOR TIFFANY & COThe hinged bangle with applied black paillonné enamel, highlighted with collet-set brilliant-cut diamonds on fluted gold links, mounted in 18K gold, diamonds approximately 5.00cts total, signed Tiffany & Co, Schlumberger, France, French assay mark, with maker's case, inner diameter 5.9cm, inner length approximately 17cmJean Schlumberger (1907-1987) began his career in Paris in the 1930s as a designer of costume jewellery for the renowned couturier Elsa Schiaparelli and by the end of the decade he was creating fine jewellery for a discerning clientèle. In 1939 he joined forces with Nicholas Bongard and together they opened a jewellery shop at 745 Fifth Avenue. From plummy amethysts to bursting bright turquoise, Schlumberger looked to nature for inspiration, combining coloured gems with diamonds and yellow gold to create a riot of hue and light.Tiffany & Co., under the direction of Walter Hoving, recruited Schlumberger in 1955 with hopes to breathe new life into the company and create a new look. Schlumberger was one of only four jewellers that Tiffany has allowed to sign their work and it was his playful imagination that mounted a jewelled bird on top of the famous Tiffany Yellow Diamond.In many ways a man ahead of the crowd, Schlumberger was the first jewellery designers to be awarded the prestigious ‘Coty American Fashion Critics’ Award in 1958.“Schlumberger brings to his art classic design principles of the Renaissance,” reported The Blue Book of 1986. Diana Vreeland, the respected editor of Vogue, wrote that Schlumberger appreciated “the miracle of jewels, which for him are the ways and means to the realisation of his dreams”.Created in his studio on the mezzanine level of Tiffany’s Fifth Avenue flagship store, his designs became de rigueur for fashionable women of the time including Diana Vreeland, Babe Paley, Elizabeth Taylor, and Audrey Hepburn.Perhaps most famous of all his designs were his pailloné enamel bracelets, which were to become dubbed ‘Jackie Bracelets’ due to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Bouvier’s fondness for the pieces, of which she owned several. The shimmering colours of the bracelet were achieved through an unusual technique wherein translucent enamel and foil were layered on top of another. One of Schlumberger’s most enduring designs, this bracelet can still be found in Tiffany’s contemporary collections and are still admired and sought after. Of these bracelets, Diana Vreeland wrote “His enamel is perfection…He likes to stab enamel with nails of gold, as if to hold it from flying back to the world of nature from which he’s taken its colours”.Schlumberger retired in the late 1970s and died in 1987, but more than a hundred of his designs continue to be made by Tiffany artisans. In 1995, he became only the third ever jewellery designer to be honoured with a retrospective on his work titled ‘Un Diamant dans la Ville’ in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, who still house many of his original design sketches.Schlumberger pieces have not only held their value at auction but continue to increase.Condition Report: Enamel: no damage observedDiamonds: bright and well matchedSignature located inside braceletEagle's head for French 18K gold located on tongue of claspNormal signs of wear, overall in good conditionWith security barTotal gross weight approx. 128.80g
Lot 186
A DIAMOND AND ENAMEL BANGLEThe hinged bangle, designed as two opposite lion heads accented with single-cut diamonds and black enamel for eyes between reeded shoulders with further similarly-cut diamonds, mounted in 18K gold, maker's marks 'Sté J.P.B', French assay marks, inner diameter 5.8cm, inner length approximately 17cmCondition Report: Diamonds: bright and well matchedEyes: black enamel in good conditionMaker's mark 'Sté J.P.B' in horizontal lozenge on various side locations of the bangleEagle's head mark for French 18K gold located on tongue of claspNormal signs of wear, overall in good conditionTotal gross weight approx. 33.7g
Lot 50
A GOLD BANGLE, BY CARLO WEINGRILL, CIRCA 1955The hinged torsade bangle in 18K gold, with maker's mark for Carlo Weingrill, inner diameter approximately 6.4cm, inside length approximately 18cmCondition Report: With maker's mark '15VR' for Carlo Weingrill between 1944-1968Minor signs of wear, overall in good conditionTotal gross weight approx. 42g
Lot 62
A GEM-SET AND ENAMEL NOVELTY BROOCH, BY FRASCAROLO, CIRCA 1965The whimsical duck, with textured gold body and wings, oval-shaped ruby eye accented with brilliant-cut diamond eyebrows, embellished with orange enamel beak, black enamel feet and yellow enamel belly, mounted in 18K gold, with maker's mark 'FC' for Frascarolo, length 6.8cmPierino ‘Rino’ Frascarolo was born in Milan in 1928. He began his jewellery career as an apprentice with the Fratelli Lunati company, before going on to find his own firm with his partner, Aldo Lenti. In 1948 he moved his factory to Valenza in Corso Matteotti. It was here that Frascarolo began to design and craft his signature enamel and gold animal creations, the ‘Bestiario’, for which he would become best known.Frascarolo's animal jewels were produced throughout the 1960s and proved so popular that he was unofficially dubbed the ‘David Webb of Italy’. Admirers included HRH The Princess Margaret who owned a tiger bangle and ring by him. It was during this time that the maison of Frascarolo was at its height and his exquisite creations attracted clientele from all over Europe and beyond, who were enchanted by his lively and colourful portrayal of animals in the form of wearable pieces.The manufacture of these pieces was not an easy feat, and their huge popularity is a credit to Frascarolo’s skill as a craftsman. He used casting techniques and machinery that was hugely advanced for the time and employed up to fifty craftsmen at once. Frascarolo and his partner Lenti went their separate ways and the former then established his own brand, Frascarolo & Co., in New York City. Through this venture, Frascarolo brought the work of Italian jewellery masters to new heights of international renown.Pierino Frascarolo died in Valenza in 1976 at just forty-eight years old, whilst his jewellery business was at its peak. Following Pierino’s untimely death, Frascarolo & Co closed its business activities the same year, but due to their collectible nature, his pieces remain in very high demand.Condition Report: Minor signs of wear, overall in good conditionTotal gross weight approx. 32.60g
Lot 63
A GEM-SET AND ENAMEL BRACELET, BY FRASCAROLO, CIRCA 1965Designed as a horse, applied with variously coloured enamel and ruby eyes, the muzzle and tail set with single-cut diamonds, mounted in 18K gold, with maker's mark for Frascarolo, Italian assay mark, inner diameter 5.4cmPierino ‘Rino’ Frascarolo was born in Milan in 1928. He began his jewellery career as an apprentice with the Fratelli Lunati company, before going on to find his own firm with his partner, Aldo Lenti. In 1948 he moved his factory to Valenza in Corso Matteotti. It was here that Frascarolo began to design and craft his signature enamel and gold animal creations, the ‘Bestiario’, for which he would become best known.Frascarolo's animal jewels were produced throughout the 1960s and proved so popular that he was unofficially dubbed the ‘David Webb of Italy’. Admirers included HRH The Princess Margaret who owned a tiger bangle and ring by him. It was during this time that the maison of Frascarolo was at its height and his exquisite creations attracted clientele from all over Europe and beyond, who were enchanted by his lively and colourful portrayal of animals in the form of wearable pieces.The manufacture of these pieces was not an easy feat, and their huge popularity is a credit to Frascarolo’s skill as a craftsman. He used casting techniques and machinery that was hugely advanced for the time and employed up to fifty craftsmen at once. Frascarolo and his partner Lenti went their separate ways and the former then established his own brand, Frascarolo & Co., in New York City. Through this venture, Frascarolo brought the work of Italian jewellery masters to new heights of international renown.Pierino Frascarolo died in Valenza in 1976 at just forty-eight years old, whilst his jewellery business was at its peak. Following Pierino’s untimely death, Frascarolo & Co closed its business activities the same year, but due to their collectible nature, his pieces remain in very high demand.Condition Report: Enamel: some normal wear, overall in good conditionSecurity clasp: does not click properly - advisable to have this tightenedNormal signs of wear, overall in good conditionTotal gross weight approx. 142g
Lot 64
From the private collection of a continental ladyAN ENAMEL AND GEM-SET NOVELTY BROOCH, BY FRASCAROLO, CIRCA 1970Designed as a whimsical basset hound with blue enamel body to onyx nose, green agate for eyes and single-cut diamond snout et eyebrows, mounted in 18K gold, maker's mark 'FC' (near indistinct) for Frascarolo, French assay mark, length 4.3cmPierino ‘Rino’ Frascarolo was born in Milan in 1928. He began his jewellery career as an apprentice with the Fratelli Lunati company, before going on to find his own firm with his partner, Aldo Lenti. In 1948 he moved his factory to Valenza in Corso Matteotti. It was here that Frascarolo began to design and craft his signature enamel and gold animal creations, the ‘Bestiario’, for which he would become best known.Frascarolo's animal jewels were produced throughout the 1960s and proved so popular that he was unofficially dubbed the ‘David Webb of Italy’. Admirers included HRH The Princess Margaret who owned a tiger bangle and ring by him. It was during this time that the maison of Frascarolo was at its height and his exquisite creations attracted clientele from all over Europe and beyond, who were enchanted by his lively and colourful portrayal of animals in the form of wearable pieces.The manufacture of these pieces was not an easy feat, and their huge popularity is a credit to Frascarolo’s skill as a craftsman. He used casting techniques and machinery that was hugely advanced for the time and employed up to fifty craftsmen at once. Frascarolo and his partner Lenti went their separate ways and the former then established his own brand, Frascarolo & Co., in New York City. Through this venture, Frascarolo brought the work of Italian jewellery masters to new heights of international renown.Pierino Frascarolo died in Valenza in 1976 at just forty-eight years old, whilst his jewellery business was at its peak. Following Pierino’s untimely death, Frascarolo & Co closed its business activities the same year, but due to their collectible nature, his pieces remain in very high demand.Condition Report: Enamel: some enamel missing near tummy of the dog, ears and near the tail (contact jewellery dpt for additional images)Diamonds: bright and well matchedMaker's Mark: visible when tilting with 10x magnification and bright light source - due to repolishing - on regular horizontal plaquette on the reverseOwl for 18K gold located on the reverse of a pawSome signs of wear but considered overall in good condition given the ageTotal gross weight approx. 24.30g
Lot 65
From the private collection of a continental ladyAN ENAMEL, EMERALD AND DIAMOND LION RING, BY FRASCAROLO, CIRCA 1965Decorated with red and black enamel, single-cut diamonds and circular-cut emerald for eyes, mounted in 18K gold, maker's mark 'FC' for Frascarolo, ring size I¾Pierino ‘Rino’ Frascarolo was born in Milan in 1928. He began his jewellery career as an apprentice with the Fratelli Lunati company, before going on to find his own firm with his partner, Aldo Lenti. In 1948 he moved his factory to Valenza in Corso Matteotti. It was here that Frascarolo began to design and craft his signature enamel and gold animal creations, the ‘Bestiario’, for which he would become best known.Frascarolo's animal jewels were produced throughout the 1960s and proved so popular that he was unofficially dubbed the ‘David Webb of Italy’. Admirers included HRH The Princess Margaret who owned a tiger bangle and ring by him. It was during this time that the maison of Frascarolo was at its height and his exquisite creations attracted clientele from all over Europe and beyond, who were enchanted by his lively and colourful portrayal of animals in the form of wearable pieces.The manufacture of these pieces was not an easy feat, and their huge popularity is a credit to Frascarolo’s skill as a craftsman. He used casting techniques and machinery that was hugely advanced for the time and employed up to fifty craftsmen at once. Frascarolo and his partner Lenti went their separate ways and the former then established his own brand, Frascarolo & Co., in New York City. Through this venture, Frascarolo brought the work of Italian jewellery masters to new heights of international renown.Pierino Frascarolo died in Valenza in 1976 at just forty-eight years old, whilst his jewellery business was at its peak. Following Pierino’s untimely death, Frascarolo & Co closed its business activities the same year, but due to their collectible nature, his pieces remain in very high demand. Condition Report: Red enamel: some, minor enamel discrepancy located near the nose (please ask the department for additional images)Diamonds: bright and well matchedMaker's mark FC + made in Italy inside hoopNormal signs of wear, overall in good conditionTotal gross weight approx. 21.9gSome minor enamel damage on nose.
Lot 2570
A 9ct yellow gold hinged oval buckle style bangle, having four round faceted colourless sapphires flush set and fitted with a safety chain, sapphire dimensions each approx 2.3 x 1.55mm, total weight estimated as 0.24 carats, bangle width 4.15mm, inner diameter 60 x 51mm, gross weight 13.7g, hallmarked 9ct, Birmingham, sponsor MSTOne stone is loose.Bangle is misshapen.
Lot 2599
A late 19th century Indian Moghul yellow metal, diamond and enamelled hinged bangle, having concealed hinge at 9 o'clock, with screw-down fastening, the bangle fashioned as two exotic birds, their long tail feathers enamelled in bright shades of green, red and blue, with yellow metal inlays as flowers and foliage, the flower heads and leaves each set with small rough cut diamonds, the birds with diamond set eyes and diamond set bands, unmarked but tests as approx 22ct (bangle is filled and not solid), 74.2g, gross dia.74mm, inner dia. 55mmAppears to be resin filled.Enamel worn and chipped in places.One small diamond missing.Bangle strong, hinge and catch both good.Impossible to give carat weight as the diamonds are only slivers and are inlaid, we would guess less than 0.25 cts.
Lot 12
PRECIOUS METALS & COSTUME JEWELLERY COLLECTION - 9ct gold stamped and other earrings, large 925 stamped Mexican pendants, mid-century micromosaic brooches, tennis type paste set and other necklaces, Rosary beads and crosses, 9ct front and back embossed pattern wide bangle and numerous other quality items along with a metal cash box containing various empty pouches and boxes
Lot 10
VINTAGE & LATER COSTUME JEWELLERY - in a fitted case and loose to include lady's wristwatches, dress rings, Venetian bead and Coral necklaces, Scarab Beetle brooch, filigree and marcasite jewellery, half chased bangle stamped '1/5th 9ct' metal core, along with a purse containing a quantity of vintage British coinage
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