Live Auction 17322The Collection of Lee Bouvier Radziwill
A MOONSTONE AND GOLD CHARM BRACELET
Lot 1166

A MOONSTONE AND GOLD CHARM BRACELET

CIRCA 1949

Closed17 October 2019

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USD 13,750

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A MOONSTONE AND GOLD CHARM BRACELET
CIRCA 1949
Designed as three moonstone cabochons in between yellow gold openwork links, suspending a charm designed as a whistle, one side inscribed 'J.L.B. FROM C.L.B., JULY 28, 1949', the other 'SIFFLEZ SI TU ME VEUX', the charm and clasp each stamped '14K'
7 5/8 in. (9.4 cm.) long, flat

This bracelet was originally given to Jacqueline Lee Bouvier as a 20th birthday present from her sister, Caroline Lee Bouvier. Given the inscription, this was most likely also a going away present for Jackie, who studied abroad in France in 1949 and 1950 at the University of Grenoble and the Sorbonne in Paris. It wouldn't be until 1951 that the two sisters took their first trip to Europe together, which resulted in the book One Special Summer, originally published in 1974.