Jewelry

A pair of opal and diamond ear pendants. Photo Philips de Pury & Co Each designed as a graduating line of variously-shaped cabochon opal between old brilliant-cut diamond spacers, length 6.3 cm, total opal weight approximately 11.8 carats, ear wire fittings. ESTIMATE £1,200-1,800 -SOLD AT £1,500 Philips de Pury & Co. Jewels. 1 june 2011. London www.phillipsdepury.com

An opal and diamond ring. Photo Philips de Pury & Co The central oval opal, weighing approximately 14.00 carats, claw-set within a brilliantcut diamond cluster to baguette-cut diamond shoulders, ring size O. ESTIMATE £3,500-5,500 - SOLD AT £6,250 Philips de Pury & Co. Jewels. 1 june 2011. London www.phillipsdepury.com

A baroque cultured pearl and diamond pendant. Photo Philips de Pury & Co The baroque cultured pearl set within a scrolling circular-cut diamond-set pendant mount, length 4 cm. ESTIMATE £3,000-5,000 - SOLD AT £3,750 Philips de Pury & Co. Jewels. 1 june 2011. London www.phillipsdepury.com

A sapphire and diamond ring, by Van Cleef & Arpels. Photo Philips de Pury & Co The oval-shaped sapphire, weighing 15.38 carats, to the tapered baguette-cut diamond shoulders, signed ‘VCA NY’, numbered ‘3238 SO’, ring size M ½.  ESTIMATE £50,000-60,000 - SOLD AT £63,650 PROVENANCE Accompanied by report number 2854/11, dated 27 January 2011, from Gemlab, Liechtenstein, stating that the sapphire is of Sri Lankan origin with no indications of heating or any other treatment. Philips de Pury & Co. Jewels. 1 june... [Lire la suite]

A pair of titanium, rubellite tourmaline and diamond flower earclips, by Margherita Burgener. Photo Philips de Pury & Co Each designed as a sculpted petrol-hued titanium flower, centring on an oval mixedcut rubellite tourmaline, within a circular-cut diamond spray surround, length 4 cm, signed ‘MB’ for Margherita Burgener. ESTIMATE £1,400-1,600 - SOLD AT £2,125 Philips de Pury & Co. Jewels. 1 june 2011. London www.phillipsdepury.com

A pair of titanium 'violet' earclips, by JAR Paris. Photo Philips de Pury & Co Each designed as a sculpted purple titanium violet blossom, length 3 cm, signed ‘Jar’, maker’s mark. Accompanied by original signed leather pouch. ESTIMATE £700-1,500 - SOLD AT £6,875 PROVENANCE These limited edition earrings were launched in 2002 to coincide with the exhibition of JAR’s work at Somerset House in London. Philips de Pury & Co. Jewels. 1 june 2011. London www.phillipsdepury.com

A pair of diamond and titanium earclips,by Margherita Burgener. Photo Philips de Pury & Co Each designed as a sculpted blue titanium flower, to a pavé-set diamond stamen, length 4.8 cm, signed ‘MB’ for Margherita Burgener  ESTIMATE £2,000-3,000 - SOLD AT £1,750 Philips de Pury & Co. Jewels. 1 june 2011. London www.phillipsdepury.com

An impressive sapphire and diamond 'Nautilus' cuff.  Photo Philips de Pury & Co The openwork cuff set throughout with circular-cut sapphires, weighing approximately 51.22 carats, and similarly cut diamond accents, total diamond weight approximately 5.89 carats. ESTIMATE £35,000-45,000 Philips de Pury & Co. Jewels. 1 june 2011. London www.phillipsdepury.com

A pair of diamond pendant earrings, Harry Winston, 1967. Photo Bonhams each designed as a pear-shaped diamond, weighing 3.90 and 3.43 carats, suspended from a marquise-shaped diamond and a cluster surmount of pear-shaped diamonds;unsigned, no. 6439, with signed box; remaining diamonds weighing approximately: 5.50 carats total; mounted in platinum; length: 1 3/8in. Estimate: US$90,000 - 120,000 Accompanied by GIA report #2135246746, dated April 4, 2011, stating the 3.90 carats as: D color, VS1 clarity.Accompanied by GIA report... [Lire la suite]

A pair of diamond and enamel earclips, by Buccellati. Photo Philips de Pury & Co Each designed as an oval plaque of green guilloche enamel over a tooled and figured ground set with an applied flower motif set with brilliant- and rose-cut diamonds, length 2.2 cm, signed ‘Gianmaria Buccellati’, numbered, clip and post fittings. ESTIMATE £5,000-7,000 - Unsold. Philips de Pury & Co. Jewels. 1 june 2011. London www.phillipsdepury.com