Live Auction 2433New York Magnificent Jewels
AN EMERALD AND RUBY BEAD NECKLACE
Lot 24 PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF KATE PULITZER FREEDBERG

AN EMERALD AND RUBY BEAD NECKLACE

Closed12 April 2011

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USD 140,500

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AN EMERALD AND RUBY BEAD NECKLACE
Designed as a graduated series of fluted emerald beads and carved cabochon emeralds, alternating with smaller ruby bead spacers, suspending an antique Mughal emerald tablet, inscribed "bandeh (the slave/humble) Morteza 'Ali Murad 1117", to the fluted emerald bead pendant, mounted in gold, (with two additional emerald beads), 19 ins., with French importation marks, antique inscribed emerald tablet dates to 1705-6 AD
Numbered 339

Specialist note

Antique components were often incoporated into important jewelry manufactured between 1920 and 1950. Esteemed jewelry houses, such as Van Cleef & Arpels and Cartier, frequently applied the antique aesthetic to their designs, inserting remnants of historical jewelry into new creations. The juxtaposition is striking and effective, combining the finest craftsmanship of the time with a nod to the historical influences that continue to impact jewelry to this day.