18kt-gold-coral-ruby-emerald-and-diamond-suite-france
Lot 35
18KT Gold, Coral, Ruby, Emerald, and Diamond Suite, France
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Ring centering on one oval cut coral cabochon (14.77 x 7.70 x 8.27mm) with four bezel set single cut diamonds and (20) round brilliant cut diamond accents to prongs and shoulder, further accented with (30) bezel set round brilliant cut rubies and (32) bezel set round brilliant cut emeralds, marked JW and 750 to interior of shank, with French hallmark and workshop mark pHb to exterior. Total diamond weight of approximately .78 carat (G-H color, VS1-VS2 clarity), total ruby weight of approximately 1.80 total carats, total emerald weight of approximately 2.24 carats. Earrings en suite, each set with one coral cabochon (12.19 x 10.29 x 6.44mm), four single cut diamonds and (22) round brilliant cut diamonds, (29) round brilliant cut rubies, and (21) round brilliant cut emeralds, completed with clip backs, with French hallmark. Total diamond weight of approximately .85 carat (H color, VS2 clarity), total ruby weight of approximately 1.74 carats, total emerald weight of approximately 1.47 total carats.

Ring size 6.5; Earrings 7/8 in.

21.6 dwt.

Estate of Beatrice Fabry Seligman and by Descent
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.

Coral light, pinkish orange in color; rubies strongly purplish red color, medium dark tone; emeralds very strongly bluish green, medium dark tone, strong saturation.

Good estate condition.

$2,500 - 4,000