Lot 198AMERICAN MUSE: THE COLLECTION OF NINA GRISCOM

TAFFIN YELLOW SAPPHIRE AND CERAMIC RING

Closed2 December 2020

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TAFFIN YELLOW SAPPHIRE AND CERAMIC RING
Centering on a heart-shaped yellow sapphire within a black ceramic surround

METAL: 18k yellow gold
STONES: 1 heart-shaped yellow sapphire measuring approximately 10.50 x 8.75 x 4.12 mm
SIGNATURE: TAFFIN
MARKS: SP158
SIZE/DIMENSIONS: US ring size 4.25
GROSS WEIGHT: 7.2 grams

Accompanied by a copy of the original rendering

AMERICAN MUSE: THE COLLECTION OF NINA GRISCOM

Born Nina Renshaw in 1954, Nina Griscom, as she was known, was a model, a muse and a friend to many.

The daughter of Elizabeth F. Rohatyn and Charles Renshaw she grew up on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

Following a traditional Upper Class education at Miss Porter’s and then Barnard she broke out to become a model working for Eileen Ford while still in college. ‘I wasn’t discovered I walked right in demanding work!’

She moved on to a position as a television presenter, working from 1990-1993 on Entertainment news on HBO and followed up as the presenter with Alan Richman Of Dining Around, which ran from 1993 to 1998. Later she ran home décor stores in Southampton and Manhattan.

A patron of the Ballet, Ms. Griscom was a familiar face around Manhattan.

In her later years, as she fought the debilitating effects of ALS, she battled with grace and courage until the last.

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