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Lot 1998
A HIGHLY IMPORTANT ART DECO RUBY AND DIAMOND NECKLACE, BY CARTIER
Closed2 June 2015
Price Realised
HKD 14,440,000
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A HIGHLY IMPORTANT ART DECO RUBY AND DIAMOND NECKLACE, BY CARTIER
The front section designed as a series of old European and single-cut diamond concave plaques, each set to the centre with three cushion, oval or circular-cut rubies, flanked by shield, square and keystone-cut diamonds and baguette-cut diamonds to the sides, the edges further embellished by a line of cabochon rubies, alternating with calibré-cut ruby hoops, linked by baguette-cut diamonds with ruby bead accents, extending to the back section with alternate single-cut diamond bombé panels with cabochon ruby detail, mounted in platinum, 40.3 cm long
Signed Cartier
Accompanied by report no. 78158 dated 29 January 2015 from the SSEF Swiss Gemmological Institute stating that the rubies weighing approximately 50.00 carats total, fourteen are of Burma (Myanmar) origin, with no indications of heating and one is of Siam (Thailand) origin, with indications of heating
The front section designed as a series of old European and single-cut diamond concave plaques, each set to the centre with three cushion, oval or circular-cut rubies, flanked by shield, square and keystone-cut diamonds and baguette-cut diamonds to the sides, the edges further embellished by a line of cabochon rubies, alternating with calibré-cut ruby hoops, linked by baguette-cut diamonds with ruby bead accents, extending to the back section with alternate single-cut diamond bombé panels with cabochon ruby detail, mounted in platinum, 40.3 cm long
Signed Cartier
Accompanied by report no. 78158 dated 29 January 2015 from the SSEF Swiss Gemmological Institute stating that the rubies weighing approximately 50.00 carats total, fourteen are of Burma (Myanmar) origin, with no indications of heating and one is of Siam (Thailand) origin, with indications of heating
A HIGHLY IMPORTANT ART DECO RUBY AND DIAMOND NECKLACE, BY CARTIER
The front section designed as a series of old European and single-cut diamond concave plaques, each set to the centre with three cushion, oval or circular-cut rubies, flanked by shield, square and keystone-cut diamonds and baguette-cut diamonds to the sides, the edges further embellished by a line of cabochon rubies, alternating with calibré-cut ruby hoops, linked by baguette-cut diamonds with ruby bead accents, extending to the back section with alternate single-cut diamond bombé panels with cabochon ruby detail, mounted in platinum, 40.3 cm long
Signed Cartier
Accompanied by report no. 78158 dated 29 January 2015 from the SSEF Swiss Gemmological Institute stating that the rubies weighing approximately 50.00 carats total, fourteen are of Burma (Myanmar) origin, with no indications of heating and one is of Siam (Thailand) origin, with indications of heating
The front section designed as a series of old European and single-cut diamond concave plaques, each set to the centre with three cushion, oval or circular-cut rubies, flanked by shield, square and keystone-cut diamonds and baguette-cut diamonds to the sides, the edges further embellished by a line of cabochon rubies, alternating with calibré-cut ruby hoops, linked by baguette-cut diamonds with ruby bead accents, extending to the back section with alternate single-cut diamond bombé panels with cabochon ruby detail, mounted in platinum, 40.3 cm long
Signed Cartier
Accompanied by report no. 78158 dated 29 January 2015 from the SSEF Swiss Gemmological Institute stating that the rubies weighing approximately 50.00 carats total, fourteen are of Burma (Myanmar) origin, with no indications of heating and one is of Siam (Thailand) origin, with indications of heating
Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not
be imported into the U.S. As a convenience to our bidders, we have marked
these lots with Y. Please be advised that a purchaser¹s inability to import
any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute
grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale.
With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating
in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S.,
provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery
outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature
(e.g., a string).
Specialist note
US$500,000-750,000