Live Auction 18991Magnificent Jewels
SUITE OF SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND JEWELRY, VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
Lot 280 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF BARBARA ANN OLSEN ROCKEFELLER

SUITE OF SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND JEWELRY, VAN CLEEF & ARPELS

Closed8 December 2020

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USD 45,000

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SUITE OF SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND JEWELRY, VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
Circular-cut sapphires and diamonds, 18k gold (French mark), bracelet 8 ¼ ins., earrings 7/8 in., ring size 6 ¼, bracelet and earrings signed Van Cleef & Arpels 'Made in France', ring signed VCA (partially obscured), nos. 29900 (bracelet), 28975.2 (earrings), 29116 (ring, partially obscured)

Given to Barbara Ann Olsen Rockefeller as a gift from Nelson Rockefeller, her father-in-law

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Barbara Ann Olsen Rockefeller was married to Rodman C. Rockefeller, son of Nelson A. Rockefeller, the 41st Vice President of the United States under President Gerald Ford. Her husband’s grandparents were John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. Nelson gifted this Van Cleef & Arpels suite to his daughter-in-law, Barbara.