AUCTION FEATURES 19TH CENTURY DIAMOND AND GEMSTONES FROM PROMINENT NEW ENGLAND COLLECTIONS
Published March 3rd, 2010
Skinner will host an auction of Fine Jewelry on Tuesday, March 16th in the Boston gallery at 10 a.m. The sale features a number of interesting and rare pieces, many dating back as far as 1800.
The sale will feature more than 15 pieces of her jewelry including an Art Deco Cartier platinum, diamond and onyx bracelet, estimated at $30,000 to $40,000; a pair of Cartier Art Deco platinum jadeite and diamond earpendants, estimated at $6,000 to $8,000; a Cartier emerald, diamond and seed pearl drapery brooch, estimated at $10,000 to $15,000; and a Droguet turquoise and diamond drapery brooch, estimated at $8,000 to $12,000. Droguet was a Parisian atelier and one of Cartier’s principal manufacturers of platinum jewelry set with gemstones in the first quarter of the 20th century.
Previews for the auction will be Sunday, March 14th, 12-5 p.m. and Monday, March 15th, 12-7 p.m. The Sunday preview will also feature a Jewelry Clinic from 12-5 p.m., hosted by Hagop Matossian of Bostonian Jewelers. Illustrated catalog #2496 is available by mail for $35 ($42 for foreign requests) from the subscription department at 508-970-3000 x3240. It is also available at the gallery for $32. Prices realized will be available at skinnerinc.com during and after the sale.
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