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Lot 59|PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF GLORIA MANNEY
BELLE EPOQUE OPAL AND DIAMOND BROOCH
Closed2 December 2020
Price Realised
USD 2,500
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BELLE EPOQUE OPAL AND DIAMOND BROOCH
Centering on a heart-shaped cabochon opal, flanked on either side by an oval cabochon opal, within an old-cut and rose-cut diamond frame, suspending a drop-shapped opal
METAL: Platinum (tested)
DIAMONDS: 4 old-cut diamonds weighing a total of approximately 0.80 - 0.90 carat; approximately 90 rose-cut diamonds
STONES: 1 heart-shaped opal cabochon measuring approximately 22.00 x 20.64 mm; 2 oval cabochon opals each measuring approximately 12.50 x 10.50 mm; 1 drop-shaped opal measuring approximately 14.65 x 5.50 (length not measureable due to mounting)
SIZE/DIMENSIONS: 6.4 cm x 6.0 cm
GROSS WEIGHT: 20.7 grams
Circa 1910
Centering on a heart-shaped cabochon opal, flanked on either side by an oval cabochon opal, within an old-cut and rose-cut diamond frame, suspending a drop-shapped opal
METAL: Platinum (tested)
DIAMONDS: 4 old-cut diamonds weighing a total of approximately 0.80 - 0.90 carat; approximately 90 rose-cut diamonds
STONES: 1 heart-shaped opal cabochon measuring approximately 22.00 x 20.64 mm; 2 oval cabochon opals each measuring approximately 12.50 x 10.50 mm; 1 drop-shaped opal measuring approximately 14.65 x 5.50 (length not measureable due to mounting)
SIZE/DIMENSIONS: 6.4 cm x 6.0 cm
GROSS WEIGHT: 20.7 grams
Circa 1910
BELLE EPOQUE OPAL AND DIAMOND BROOCH
Centering on a heart-shaped cabochon opal, flanked on either side by an oval cabochon opal, within an old-cut and rose-cut diamond frame, suspending a drop-shapped opal
METAL: Platinum (tested)
DIAMONDS: 4 old-cut diamonds weighing a total of approximately 0.80 - 0.90 carat; approximately 90 rose-cut diamonds
STONES: 1 heart-shaped opal cabochon measuring approximately 22.00 x 20.64 mm; 2 oval cabochon opals each measuring approximately 12.50 x 10.50 mm; 1 drop-shaped opal measuring approximately 14.65 x 5.50 (length not measureable due to mounting)
SIZE/DIMENSIONS: 6.4 cm x 6.0 cm
GROSS WEIGHT: 20.7 grams
Circa 1910
Centering on a heart-shaped cabochon opal, flanked on either side by an oval cabochon opal, within an old-cut and rose-cut diamond frame, suspending a drop-shapped opal
METAL: Platinum (tested)
DIAMONDS: 4 old-cut diamonds weighing a total of approximately 0.80 - 0.90 carat; approximately 90 rose-cut diamonds
STONES: 1 heart-shaped opal cabochon measuring approximately 22.00 x 20.64 mm; 2 oval cabochon opals each measuring approximately 12.50 x 10.50 mm; 1 drop-shaped opal measuring approximately 14.65 x 5.50 (length not measureable due to mounting)
SIZE/DIMENSIONS: 6.4 cm x 6.0 cm
GROSS WEIGHT: 20.7 grams
Circa 1910
Every curator, dealer and auctioneer who has met Gloria Manney called her “one of a kind” or said, “they don’t make ‘em like her anymore.” She was a voracious collector with a style, intelligence, curiosity, courage and point of view all her own.
Along with her husband, Richard Manney, they researched and collected an amazing array of material culture and built entire markets for objects by aiding scholars in their work, including rare books and 18th and 19th Century fine and decorative arts. Their collections included the greatest assemblages of American portrait miniatures and American colonial goldsmithing, both now at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Their furniture resides at Winterthur, The Met and The Art Institute of Chicago.
But above all the objects in their lives, jewelry was Gloria’s first and foremost passion from childhood, but especially collecting opals. They were her birthstone, her playthings, and her favorite adornment. No opal passed her by, as she believed every opal needed a home. A magpie by nature, their beauty entranced her. Gloria worked with dealers and auctioneers around the world to find great jewels but especially opals. And the opals found her.
Along with her husband, Richard Manney, they researched and collected an amazing array of material culture and built entire markets for objects by aiding scholars in their work, including rare books and 18th and 19th Century fine and decorative arts. Their collections included the greatest assemblages of American portrait miniatures and American colonial goldsmithing, both now at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Their furniture resides at Winterthur, The Met and The Art Institute of Chicago.
But above all the objects in their lives, jewelry was Gloria’s first and foremost passion from childhood, but especially collecting opals. They were her birthstone, her playthings, and her favorite adornment. No opal passed her by, as she believed every opal needed a home. A magpie by nature, their beauty entranced her. Gloria worked with dealers and auctioneers around the world to find great jewels but especially opals. And the opals found her.