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An Art Deco carved emerald, sapphire and diamond jardinière brooch, circa 1930, the vase formed from a pear-shaped emerald bead, weighing 13.60 carats, carved to both sides with an undulating pattern, with vari-shaped step-cut diamond detailing, the whole issuing a tree with brilliant-cut diamond foliage and fruits set with buff-top sapphires and vari-cut diamonds, mounted in platinum, unsigned, French assay mark, numbered ‘3563’, cased by Boucheron, total diamond weight very approximately 8.00 carats, length 6cm. £10,000-£15,000 --- Accompanied by a report from The Gem and Pearl Laboratory. Please contact the department for further details. During the early decades of the 20th century the use of carved Mughal emeralds in contemporary jewellery reflected the growing fascination of master jewellers with the decorative arts of India. Louis Boucheron and Jacques Cartier, amongst others, were charmed by the ‘exotic’ arts and splendour of India and frequently visited seeking commissions and purchasing gemstones for their Western clients. These Indian-inspired jewels were particularly popular amongst British clientele due to the Imperial interests of the country at the time. The cultural fascination between the two continents was, however, reciprocal and the Indian nobility regularly travelled to Europe, visiting Boucheron, Cartier and other firms, to have their historical jewels remodelled into contemporary designs. This brooch encapsulates several influences and innovations of the period, not only through the use of an Indian carved emerald bead but also in the Japanese-inspired motif of the Bonsai tree. The fascination with non-European cultures also extended to the arts of China and Japan. Oriental motifs were readily incorporated into designs and the brooch offered here exemplifies the Japanese influence on the traditional European giardinetto brooch. Advancements in cutting techniques also enabled the fine jewellery houses of the period to combine vari-cut gemstones and create the defining geometric shapes of the era. Literature: Nadelhoffer H., ‘Cartier’, London 1984, pub. Thames & Hudson. Néret, G., ‘Boucheron, Four Generations of a World-Renowned Jeweler’, New York, 1988, pub. Rizzoli. Condition Report Accompanied by a report from The Gem and Pearl Laboratory stating that the emerald, weighing 13.58 carats, is of Colombian origin with evidence of moderate clarity enhancement. Later clip fitting. Some spot repairs to reverse - likely as a result of neat removal of original brooch fitting. Later added spikes to reverse to aid clip fitting. Clip with good tension, side-to-side movement of pins when closed. Diamonds bright and lively. Sapphires well matched. Emerald with good transparency, some eye visible inclusions as typical for material, iridescent patch bottom left (from front). Light wear to platinum. Gallery with French dog’s head assay mark for platinum. Base of jardiniere numbered ‘3563’. Unsigned. Overall good condition. Gross weight 24.2gm. Case in good condition.
Formerly the Property of Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon: Princess Margaret’s birthday candle holders, comprising twelve George V, Edward VIII and George VI silver holders, each vase-shaped and with a tapering spike and detachable nozzle, engraved with the initials 'MR', two slightly larger and further engraved with the Princess' coronet and the dates '21 August 1931' and '21 August 1932', Edinburgh hallmarks for 1928 and 1936-38 (one with indistinct date letter), maker’s marks for Brook & Sons, longest length 9cm. £1,000-£1,500 --- Provenance: Presented to H.R.H. The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon on the occasion of her first, second and subsequent birthdays by Queen Mary. Occasionally used in the private apartment of H.R.H. The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon at Kensington Palace. Christie’s, Property from the Collection of Her Royal Highness, The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, Sale 14 June 2006, Lot 303. Condition Report Gross weight 205gm.
A Victoria silver cylinder vase, repoussé decorated with a Watteau-esque scene of a lutanist attending two seated ladies, by Henry Matthews, Birmingham 1899, engraved with retailer’s name ‘Favelle Bros, Sydney’, with blue glass liner, height 8.5cm. £80-£100 --- Henry Favelle set up business with George Brush, as opticians and jewellers in Sydney in 1840. As the century progressed, the jewellery side of the business increased in importance and by the turn of the 20th century, the firm were well-known and well-respected jewellers, with branches in Brisbane, London and Paris. Condition Report Hallmark lightly rubbed, otherwise good condition to both silver and liner.
A LARGE FAMILLE VERTE BALUSTER VASE CHINESE, KANGXI (1662-1722) With an associated exotic hardwood lid, possibly Huang huali 36cm high Provenance: Property from the Phillip Lucas Collection, Spitalfields House Condition Report: the neck reduced and with oversprayfoot polishedthe wooden lid missing the knobshallow chips to the foot rimCondition Report Disclaimer
A BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN VASE CHINESE, 18TH CENTURY 36cm high Provenance: Property from the Phillip Lucas Collection, Spitalfields House Please note, the dating for this lot has been revised to '18TH CENTURY' and not 'KANGXI' as stated in the printed catalogue Condition Report: cracked and riveted Condition Report Disclaimer
A LARGE PAIR OF ORMOLU FIGURAL CANDLESTICKS IN THE MANNER OF CORNEILLE VAN CLEVE FRENCH, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY The Vitruvian scroll banded nozzle above figural support of a small child on the shoulders of a male Bacchanalian figure seated on a classical vase, ribbon tied moulded socle below the vase, on a circular spreading base 40.5cm high overall, base 19.6cm diameter For similar please see P. Hughes, The Wallace Collection Catalogue of Furniture, Vol. II, London, 1996, figs. 30-31, nos. 232-233.For comparable pair of Régence candlesticks see Christie's Paris, Hubert de Givenchy - Collectionneur: Chefs-d'oeuvre, 14th June 2022, lot 38 sold EUR 113,400. Condition Report: Drilled to base for electricity fitment and with hollow stem tube running vertically throughout the piece. The whole with rubbing to gilding notably to spiral section of base, extremities of figural anatomy and pan.. Condition Report Disclaimer
A PAIR OF STONE COMPOSITION 'POPE'S URNS' ON PEDESTALS IN THE MANNER OF WILLIAM KENT, 20TH CENTURY With slightly varying pedestals One 225cm high overall, the other 218cm high overall, the pedestals 66cm wide, 66cm deep Provenance: Widden Hill House, Gloucestershire The original vase was designed by William Kent for Alexander Pope's garden at Twickenham, overlooking the Thames, which was to become one of the most original contributions in the history of English garden design. See John Vardy's Some Designs of Mr. Inigo Jones and Mr Wiliam Kent (1744), in which this urn, alongside another, are described as 'Two Vases with Pedestals for Mr Pope'.
An early 19th century Wedgwood black basalt circular bowl with moulded neoclassical decoration, 18.5cm (w.a.f.); a Mintons porcelain urn & cover with stylised handles, painted rosettes & gilt decoration, 13cm (restored at stem); a similar squat vase; a Staffs bough pot, etc. (6)
A Royal Worcester porcelain slender pear-shaped vase with raised gilt & painted decoration of butterflies amongst grasses, 16.8cm, printed mark & impressed 942, ca. 1885; another 16.8cm bottle vase, date code for 1888; & three Royal Worcester blush-ivory items (one ground to rim). (5)
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