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Lot 34
18KT Diamond and Tahitian Pearl Clip Brooch, France
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Of floral design in textured and high polish yellow gold centering on one Tahitian half pearl (12.50mm), the diamond set petals with (54) prong set round brilliant cut diamonds weighing approximately 1.82 total carat (G-H color, VS1-SI1 clarity) and twelve bezel set baguette cut diamonds weighing approximately 2.30 total carat (G-H color, VS1-VS2 clarity), completed with hinged double pin stem with trombone closure, marked France / 18KT / 750, with workshop marks "pHb" and "JW." Total diamond weight approximately 4.11 carats.

2 in.

26.5 dwt.

Professional appraisal available for review.

From the Estate of Beatrice Fabry Seligman and by Descent
Born in Paris, France in 1929 to Jules and Bella Feldman, Russian émigrés who fled the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, Beatrice spent her life in Paris, New York, London, and finally returning to Paris in 1967 where she lived until her death in 2009. Beatrice acquired her jewelry pieces from her childhood friend, Serge Weissager, who, according to family history, was one of the Russian émigrés employed by Van Cleef & Arpels for their design work.

Pearl black in color, good luster, and mostly clean.

Fine estate condition.

$2,500 - 4,500