In New York, important jewels for sale at Sotheby’s. Pieces by René Lalique and Louis Comfort Tiffany, Bulgari, Van Cleef & Arpels and Cartier.
We just wrote that Sotheby’s auction held in Hong Kong on October 4 and that promises to be very interesting (article here). But the auction house has also an other appointment in its program. On 22 September in New York it’s scheduled another auction of jewelry with pieces by René Lalique and Louis Comfort Tiffany, Bulgari, Van Cleef & Arpels and Cartier. In addition to a good number of diamonds and precious stones. The sale of Important Jewels includes over 200 jewelry prices from 3,000 dollars. Among the most interesting pieces, Sotheby’s noted a ring of René Lalique, the father of design in Art Nouveau style. The sensual curves of gold, combined with enamel and cut crystal ring are a single piece (estimate 15,000-20,000 dollars). It remains famous collaboration of designers with actress Sarah Bernhard, which led to the creation of two jewelry snake shape for the role as the Empress Theodora. By Tiffany is instead for sale a necklace personally designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, the first director of design since 1902. The necklace is made with Moonstone, lapis lazuli and diamonds, dated 1915 (estimate 20-30,000 dollars). For the Art Deco period, in the catalog there is a Cartier bracelet in platinum, diamonds and emeralds of 1930 (estimated 150-200,000 dollars). Several pieces by Bulgari of sixties and seventies, including a brooch with emeralds, rubies and diamonds (estimate 40-60,000 dollars). Federico Graglia