One Of The Most Exquisite Collection Of Signed Jewelry Ever To Come To Auction
Featuring a stunning array of over 250 pieces from the world’s most renowned jewelry houses, one of the world's finest collections of signed Jewelry is about to come to auction.
Dubbed "Iconic Jewels: Her Sense Of Style," this exceptional collection has been meticulously curated by a devoted European female collector over a span of five decades.
It represents a pinnacle of quality, style, and flair and is a veritable encyclopedia of twentieth-century jewelry design.
Exceptional Jewels & Iconic Pieces
Expected to fetch between 4.7M – 7.3M CHF ($5.4M – $8.3M), this single-owner collection will be split across two sales in May.
46 of the most exceptional jewels will headline the Magnificent Jewels sale on May 14th as part of Sotheby’s Luxury Sales in Geneva.
Over 200 additional pieces will be offered in a dedicated online sale, "Iconic Jewels: Her Sense of Style", running from May 2nd to May 16th.
This extraordinary selection pays homage to twentieth-century jewelry design, showcasing iconic pieces and influential trends from esteemed houses such as Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Bulgari, Boucheron, Chaumet, David Webb, Mauboussin, Marina B, Sterlé, and Mellerio dits Meller.
A particularly special place within "Iconic Jewels: Her Sense of Style" is occupied by René Boivin pieces dating from the 1930s to 1990s.
Also, among the standout items are Bulgari treasures, notably a striking pair of earrings adorned with two exquisite Fancy Intense Yellow diamonds, once cherished by Baroness di Portanova, a prominent American socialite.
"When you come across a jewelry collection as consistently stunning and substantial as ‘Iconic Jewels: Her Sense of Style’, it’s a heart-stopping moment – the kind you know you’ll never forget. This collection, with its many dazzling signed jewels from the most beloved and sought-after design periods in jewelry history, is truly one of a kind and one of the most important private jewelry collections I’ve ever seen. It is an incredibly powerful and sophisticated love letter to jewelry from an enlightened private collector, which I know will inspire other collectors and connoisseurs all around the world", said Marie-Cécile Cisamolo, Jewelry Specialist at Sotheby’s Geneva, according to naturaldiamonds.com.
