20th Century Jewels: Design by the Decade

$1.07m in total, buyer’s premium included

36 of 37 lots sold

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Top lots per carat 2 lots · the highest prices per carat of the sale

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$35,310per carat Lot 33 Bulgari | diamond ring 6.78 ct · VS1 ×0.8 high estimate Estimate USD 200k – 300k USD 239,400$35,310 per carat $3,273per carat Lot 43 Marcus & co. | sapphire and diamond ring 5.39 ct · Ceylon · No heat ×1.2 high estimate Estimate USD 10k – 15k USD 17,640$3,273 per carat

Sapphires 1 lots

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Ceylon

$3,273per carat Lot 43 Marcus & co. | sapphire and diamond ring 5.39 ct · Ceylon · No heat ×1.2 high estimate Estimate USD 10k – 15k USD 17,640$3,273 per carat

Pearls and cultured pearls 2 lots

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Natural pearls

$16,380price paid Lot 44 Natural pearl and diamond sautoir ×0.4 high estimate Estimate USD 30k – 40k USD 16,380 $4,032price paid Lot 42 Natural pearl and diamond bracelet ×0.6 high estimate Estimate USD 5k – 7k USD 4,032

Signed jewels 29 lots

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AllBulgari 6Cartier 6David Webb 5Graff 2Marcus & Co. 1Seaman Schepps 1Tiffany & Co. 3Van Cleef & Arpels 4Verdura 1

$35,310per carat Lot 33 Bulgari | diamond ring 6.78 ct · VS1 ×0.8 high estimate Estimate USD 200k – 300k USD 239,400$35,310 per carat $40,320price paid Lot 5 Bulgari | emerald, sapphire and diamond clip-brooch ×0.7 high estimate Estimate USD 40k – 60k USD 40,320 $25,200price paid Lot 2 Bulgari | gold and gem-set cuff-bracelet ×0.8 high estimate Estimate USD 20k – 30k USD 25,200 $21,420price paid Lot 25 Bulgari | gold and ancient coin 'Monete' longchain ×1.4 high estimate Estimate USD 10k – 15k USD 21,420 $5,670price paid Lot 3 Bulgari | pair of gold and diamond 'Parentesi' earclips ×0.7 high estimate Estimate USD 6k – 8k USD 5,670 $4,032price paid Lot 31 Bulgari | pair of gold, hematite and diamond earclips ×0.7 high estimate Estimate USD 4k – 6k USD 4,032 $201,600price paid Lot 12 Cartier | diamond 'Lanières' wristwatch ×3.7 high estimate Estimate USD 35k – 55k USD 201,600 $15,120price paid Lot 9 Cartier | citrine and diamond clip-brooch ×0.5 high estimate Estimate USD 18k – 28k USD 15,120 $5,040price paid Lot 54 Cartier | gold, coral and emerald brooch ×0.7 high estimate Estimate USD 5k – 7k USD 5,040 $4,788price paid Lot 34 Cartier | diamond clip ×0.7 high estimate Estimate USD 5k – 7k USD 4,788 $2,268price paid Lot 7 Cartier | citrine and diamond clip ×0.4 high estimate Estimate USD 4k – 6k USD 2,268 $1,134price paid Lot 52 Cartier | pair of tri-color gold earclips ×0.2 high estimate Estimate USD 3k – 5k USD 1,134 $44,100price paid Lot 22 David Webb | lapis lazuli, enamel and diamond bangle-bracelet ×0.6 high estimate Estimate USD 50k – 70k USD 44,100 $23,940price paid Lot 4 David Webb | pair of amethyst, emerald and diamond earclips ×0.9 high estimate Estimate USD 18k – 28k USD 23,940 $15,120price paid Lot 28 David Webb | turquoise, lapis lazuli and diamond ring ×0.8 high estimate Estimate USD 12k – 18k USD 15,120 $12,600price paid Lot 30 David Webb | gold bangle-bracelet ×0.7 high estimate Estimate USD 12k – 18k USD 12,600 $12,600price paid Lot 29 David Webb | pair of gold earclips ×0.8 high estimate Estimate USD 10k – 15k USD 12,600 $100,800price paid Lot 57 Graff | diamond 'Joyfall' bracelet ×0.9 high estimate Estimate USD 90k – 110k USD 100,800 $94,500price paid Lot 55 Graff | diamond 'Bombé pavilion' pendant-necklace ×0.8 high estimate Estimate USD 80k – 120k USD 94,500 $3,273per carat Lot 43 Marcus & co. | sapphire and diamond ring 5.39 ct · Ceylon · No heat ×1.2 high estimate Estimate USD 10k – 15k USD 17,640$3,273 per carat $9,450price paid Lot 32 Seaman Schepps | gold and carnelian bracelet ×0.8 high estimate Estimate USD 8k – 12k USD 9,450 $12,600price paid Lot 48 Paloma picasso for Tiffany & Co. | gold, lapis lazuli, turquoise and diamond 'Tassel' necklace ×0.8 high estimate Estimate USD 10k – 15k USD 12,600 $8,190price paid Lot 17 Tiffany & Co. | sapphire bangle-bracelet ×0.7 high estimate Estimate USD 8k – 12k USD 8,190 $2,268price paid Lot 8 Tiffany & Co. | pair of gold, ruby and diamond clip-brooches ×0.5 high estimate Estimate USD 3k – 5k USD 2,268 $18,900price paid Lot 21 Van Cleef & Arpels | pair of gold and diamond earclips ×0.6 high estimate Estimate USD 20k – 30k USD 18,900 $18,900price paid Lot 19 Van Cleef & Arpels | pair of emerald and diamond 'Cosmos' earclips, france ×0.9 high estimate Estimate USD 15k – 20k USD 18,900 $15,120price paid Lot 15 Van Cleef & Arpels | pair of gold, sapphire and ruby 'Flamme' clip-brooches ×0.8 high estimate Estimate USD 15k – 20k USD 15,120 $3,780price paid Lot 14 Van Cleef & Arpels | gold and diamond 'Ludo' brooch ×1.3 high estimate Estimate USD 2k – 3k USD 3,780 $32,760price paid Lot 11 Verdura | pair of gold and diamond earclips ×0.7 high estimate Estimate USD 30k – 50k USD 32,760

Other jewels 6 lots

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$11,340price paid Lot 37 Emerald and diamond bracelet ×0.9 high estimate Estimate USD 8k – 12k USD 11,340 $10,710price paid Lot 46 Angela cummings | gold and diamond cuff-bracelet ×0.7 high estimate Estimate USD 10k – 15k USD 10,710 $7,560price paid Lot 47 Angela cummings | pair of gold and diamond earclips ×1.5 high estimate Estimate USD 3k – 5k USD 7,560 $4,788price paid Lot 26 André vassort | pair of gold and diamond earclips, france ×0.4 high estimate Estimate USD 8k – 12k USD 4,788 $2,016price paid Lot 41 Spinel and diamond ring ×0.4 high estimate Estimate USD 3k – 5k USD 2,016 Lot 38 Diamond bracelet, france Estimate USD 12k – 18k Not sold

Prices are the prices paid, buyer’s premium included, as Sotheby’s publishes them; prices per carat and comparisons with the estimates use them too (Sotheby’s estimates do not include the premium). Prices in USD at the ECB rate of 30 September 2020. Photographs © Sotheby’s 2020.