Sui Generis: Bejewelled Treasures of Time

$796k in total, buyer’s premium included

35 lots sold (Sotheby’s does not list the unsold lots)

The sale on sothebys.com ↗︎

Colourless diamonds 1 lot

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$129,830price paid Lot 9033 Diamond and sapphire wristwatch ×0.6 high estimate Estimate USD 155k – 206k USD 129,830

Pearls and cultured pearls 7 lots

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AllNatural pearls 2Cultured pearls 1Pearls, type not stated 4

$25,966price paid Lot 9009 Natural pearl and diamond brooch, 19th century ×3.1 high estimate Estimate USD 6k – 8k USD 25,966 $24,343price paid Lot 9015 Natural pearl and diamond earrings, 19th century ×0.9 high estimate Estimate USD 19k – 26k USD 24,343 $25,966price paid Lot 9037 'Flammes' cultured pearl and diamond bracelet ×1.0 high estimate Estimate USD 13k – 26k USD 25,966 $8,926price paid Lot 9020 Art Nouveau enamel, pearl and diamond brooch ×1.2 high estimate Estimate USD 6k – 8k USD 8,926 $4,219price paid Lot 9005 Pearl and enamel demi-parure, circa 1860 ×0.7 high estimate Estimate USD 3k – 6k USD 4,219 $3,570price paid Lot 9038 Pearl clip brooch ×0.6 high estimate Estimate USD 3k – 6k USD 3,570 $2,110price paid Lot 9004 Peridot and seed pearl necklace, circa 1890 ×0.4 high estimate Estimate USD 3k – 5k USD 2,110

Signed jewels 14 lots

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AllCartier 7Germano Alfonsi 1Graff 1Marcus & Co. 1Mario Buccellati 2Masriera 1Van Cleef & Arpels 1

$61,669price paid Lot 9036 Sapphire and diamond double clip brooch ×1.7 high estimate Estimate USD 23k – 36k USD 61,669 $16,229price paid Lot 9030 Pair of ruby and diamond double-clip brooches ×2.1 high estimate Estimate USD 5k – 8k USD 16,229 $12,983price paid Lot 9035 Enameled flower ornament ×2.5 high estimate Estimate USD 3k – 5k USD 12,983 $11,360price paid Lot 9034 Enameled flower ornament ×2.2 high estimate Estimate USD 3k – 5k USD 11,360 $8,114price paid Lot 9022 Lapis lazuli, turquoise and sapphire evening bag ×0.9 high estimate Estimate USD 6k – 9k USD 8,114 $7,303price paid Lot 9024 Nephrite, enamel and diamond cigarette holder ×0.9 high estimate Estimate USD 6k – 8k USD 7,303 $3,895price paid Lot 9042 Yellow gold and enamel brooch ×0.8 high estimate Estimate USD 3k – 5k USD 3,895 $5,680price paid Lot 9021 'Sposalizio della vergine' gold pendent necklace ×0.9 high estimate Estimate USD 4k – 6k USD 5,680 $129,830price paid Lot 9033 Diamond and sapphire wristwatch ×0.6 high estimate Estimate USD 155k – 206k USD 129,830 $137,945price paid Lot 9029 Ruby, sapphire, emerald and diamond bracelet ×1.3 high estimate Estimate USD 64k – 103k USD 137,945 $97,373price paid Lot 9039 Diamond bangle ×1.9 high estimate Estimate USD 33k – 52k USD 97,373 $3,570price paid Lot 9038 Pearl clip brooch ×0.6 high estimate Estimate USD 3k – 6k USD 3,570 $8,926price paid Lot 9020 Art Nouveau enamel, pearl and diamond brooch ×1.2 high estimate Estimate USD 6k – 8k USD 8,926 $25,966price paid Lot 9037 'Flammes' cultured pearl and diamond bracelet ×1.0 high estimate Estimate USD 13k – 26k USD 25,966

Vintage 12 lots

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$25,966price paid Lot 9009 Natural pearl and diamond brooch, 19th century ×3.1 high estimate Estimate USD 6k – 8k USD 25,966 $25,966price paid Lot 9007 Diamond and enamel ring, late 19th century ×5.0 high estimate Estimate USD 3k – 5k USD 25,966 $24,343price paid Lot 9015 Natural pearl and diamond earrings, 19th century ×0.9 high estimate Estimate USD 19k – 26k USD 24,343 $16,229price paid Lot 9008 Rock crystal, ruby and diamond bangle, late 19th century ×1.6 high estimate Estimate USD 8k – 10k USD 16,229 $12,983price paid Lot 9006 Pink tourmaline and diamond choker-necklace, 19th century ×2.0 high estimate Estimate USD 4k – 6k USD 12,983 $12,172price paid Lot 9028 Diamond double clip-brooch, 1950s ×1.9 high estimate Estimate USD 5k – 6k USD 12,172 $9,737price paid Lot 9026 Gem set and diamond brooch, 1950s ×0.8 high estimate Estimate USD 8k – 12k USD 9,737 $8,926price paid Lot 9020 Art Nouveau enamel, pearl and diamond brooch ×1.2 high estimate Estimate USD 6k – 8k USD 8,926 $8,926price paid Lot 9041 Diamond and enamel brooch, early 20th century ×2.3 high estimate Estimate USD 2k – 4k USD 8,926 $5,193price paid Lot 9014 Diamond, seed pearl and tortoiseshell hair comb, 19th century ×0.8 high estimate Estimate USD 4k – 6k USD 5,193 $5,193price paid Lot 9040 Sapphire, pearl and diamond bracelet, early 20th century ×1.2 high estimate Estimate USD 3k – 5k USD 5,193 $4,219price paid Lot 9003 Diamond, seed pearl and enamel locket pendent necklace, mid 19th century ×0.8 high estimate Estimate USD 3k – 5k USD 4,219

Other jewels 8 lots

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$61,669price paid Lot 9011 Diamond tiara, circa 1880 ×1.0 high estimate Estimate USD 49k – 64k USD 61,669 $11,360price paid Lot 9002 Diamond and enamel brooch, circa 1830 ×1.8 high estimate Estimate USD 4k – 6k USD 11,360 $8,926price paid Lot 9016 Rubellite and jadeite pendant, late qing ×0.9 high estimate Estimate USD 6k – 10k USD 8,926 $8,114price paid Lot 9018 Kingfisher-feather brooch/pendant ×0.8 high estimate Estimate USD 6k – 10k USD 8,114 $6,167price paid Lot 9027 Ruby, emerald and diamond bar brooch ×1.2 high estimate Estimate USD 3k – 5k USD 6,167 $5,680price paid Lot 9019 Yellow gold brooch/pendant, turn of the century ×1.5 high estimate Estimate USD 3k – 4k USD 5,680 $5,193price paid Lot 9001 Yellow gold and coral diadem, 1845 ×0.7 high estimate Estimate USD 5k – 8k USD 5,193 $487price paid Lot 9023 Glass necklace, turn of the century ×0.2 high estimate Estimate USD 1k – 2k USD 487

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 28 April 2021. Photographs © Sotheby’s 2021.