A blue and white 'Dragon' bowl, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722)

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Lot 106. A blue and white 'Dragon' bowl, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722). Diameter 5 1/8 in., 13.2 cm Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 USD. © Sotheby's.

with rounded sides gently rising from a slightly tapered foot to a flared rim, the exterior painted in rich cobalt tones with two five-clawed dragons striding amidst flame scrolls each in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl', above a band of overlapping lappets and separated by two lingzhi sprigs each supporting a shaped cartouche enclosing fu and shou characters, all within double line borders, the interior with a circular medallion enclosing a single frontal dragon, the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle.

Provenance: Collection of Paul Baerwald (1871-1961).
John Sparks, London, 29th June 1937.
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).

Exhibited: An Exhibition of the Paul Baerwald Collection of Chinese Porcelain, John Sparks, London, 1937, cat. no. 53.

Note: Compare a similar bowl in the Powell-Cotton Collection, Kent, illustrated in Gordon Lang, The Powell-Cotton Collection of Chinese Ceramics, Birchington, 1988, pl. 82. A pair of bowls of this design were sold at Christie's London, 8th June 1992, lot 36, and a single bowl was sold in our London rooms, 11th July 1978, lot 213.

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A famille-verte 'crabapple' month cup, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722)

September 8, 2018, 7:13 am

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Lot 107. A famille-verte'crabapple' month cup, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722). Diameter 2 5/8 in., 6.7 cm. Estimate 50,000 — 70,000 USD. © Sotheby's.

finely potted with steep gently flaring sides rising from a short foot, the exterior delicately enameled with red crabapple buds, the reverse inscribed in underglaze blue with a poem reading qing xiang he su yu, jia se chu qing yan ('the fragrance blends with the flavor of evening rain; the beautiful color stands out in clear weather like in mist'), followed by a seal mark reading shang ('to appreciate'), the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle .

Provenance: Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).

Note: Among the celebrated set of finely enameled wine cups representing the twelve months of the year, those painted with crabapple represent the fifth month. A similar cup in from the Avery Brundage Collection in the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco is illustrated in René-Yvon Lefebvre d’Argencé, Chinese Ceramics in the Avery Brundage Collection, San Francisco, 1967, pl. LXVIIc. Other examples with the same decoration, palette and bearing Kangxi reign marks include one from the Edward T. Chow Collection that sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 25th November 1980, lot 148, and another from the collection of Sir Harry Garner that sold first in our London rooms, 25th March 1975, lot 267, and more recently in our Hong Kong rooms, 7th October 2015, lot 3703.

Birthday cup, one of a set of twelve, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722), China, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. Porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration. H. 2 in x Diam. 2 1/2 in, H. 5.1 cm x Diam. 6.4 cm. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60P1291. © 2017 Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture

Complete sets of month cups are therefore extremely rare. A full set of month cups in the Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated in Kangxi. Yongzheng. Qianlong. Qing Porcelain from the Palace Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1989, p. 65, pl. 48.

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A set of twelve Birthday cups, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722) at Asian Art Museum

September 8, 2018, 7:38 am

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Birthday cup, one of a set of twelve, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722), China, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. Porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration. H. 2 in x Diam. 2 1/2 in, H. 5.1 cm x Diam. 6.4 cm. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60P1278. © 2017 Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture.

Birthday cup, one of a set of twelve, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722), China, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. Porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration. H. 2 in x Diam. 2 1/2 in, H. 5.1 cm x Diam. 6.4 cm. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60P1279. © 2017 Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture.

Birthday cup, one of a set of twelve, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722), China, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. Porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration. H. 2 in x Diam. 2 1/2 in, H. 5.1 cm x Diam. 6.4 cm. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60P1280. © 2017 Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture.

Birthday cup, one of a set of twelve, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722), China, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. Porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration. H. 2 in x Diam. 2 1/2 in, H. 5.1 cm x Diam. 6.4 cm. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60P1281. © 2017 Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture.

Birthday cup, one of a set of twelve, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722), China, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. Porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration. H. 2 in x Diam. 2 1/2 in, H. 5.1 cm x Diam. 6.4 cm. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60P1282. © 2017 Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture.

Birthday cup, one of a set of twelve, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722), China, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. Porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration. H. 2 in x Diam. 2 1/2 in, H. 5.1 cm x Diam. 6.4 cm. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60P1283. © 2017 Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture.

Birthday cup, one of a set of twelve, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722), China, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. Porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration. H. 2 in x Diam. 2 1/2 in, H. 5.1 cm x Diam. 6.4 cm. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60P1284. © 2017 Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture.

Birthday cup, one of a set of twelve, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722), China, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. Porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration. H. 2 in x Diam. 2 1/2 in, H. 5.1 cm x Diam. 6.4 cm. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60P1285. © 2017 Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture.

Birthday cup, one of a set of twelve, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722), China, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. Porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration. H. 2 in x Diam. 2 1/2 in, H. 5.1 cm x Diam. 6.4 cm. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60P1286. © 2017 Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture.

Birthday cup, one of a set of twelve, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722), China, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. Porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration. H. 2 in x Diam. 2 1/2 in, H. 5.1 cm x Diam. 6.4 cm. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60P1287. © 2017 Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture.

Birthday cup, one of a set of twelve, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722), China, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. Porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration. H. 2 in x Diam. 2 1/2 in, H. 5.1 cm x Diam. 6.4 cm. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60P1288. © 2017 Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture.

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A fine blue and white 'Peony''month' cup, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722)

September 8, 2018, 10:18 am

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Lot 109. A fine blue and white 'Peony''month' cup, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722). Height 2 in., 5 cm. Estimate 80,000 — 120,000 USD. © Sotheby's.

finely potted, the deep U-shaped sides supported on a straight foot and rising to a gently everted rim, the exterior delicately painted to one side with peony stems springing forth from behind gnarled rockwork, their long leafy stems swaying under the weight of their luscious blooms, the tonality of the cobalt deliberately calibrated to convey depth and imitate the natural variegation of peony petals and leaves, accompanied by a poetic couplet inscribed on the opposite side and followed by a seal reading shang ('to appreciate'), the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle.

Provenance: Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).

Exhibited: An Exhibition of the Paul Baerwald Collection of Chinese Porcelain, John Sparks, London, 1937, cat. no. 53.

Note: This delicately potted cup depicting flowering peony bushes, accompanied by complementary two-lined poems, exemplifies a classic design of the Kangxi period. It represents the fourth month of the year, and would have originally been part of a set of twelve cups each depicting seasonal flowers. Cups of this type were known to have been used for wine drinking at court during the Kangxi period. The poem can be translated as:

Xiao yan yuan fen jin zhang lu. Mu xiang shen re yu tang feng.

'At dawn its beauty receives dew from a golden palm. In the evening the fragrance penetrates deep into the Jade Hall.'

Compare a full set of blue and white month cups from the Qing Court Collection and still in Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Blue and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red (III), Hong Kong, 2000, pl. 71; a ‘peony’ month cup sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 27th November 2013; and another sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 1st November 1994, lot 134.

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A copper-red-decorated 'Mythical beasts' bottle vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)

September 8, 2018, 10:23 am

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Lot 110. A copper-red-decorated 'Mythical beasts' bottle vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Height 5 3/4 in., 14.6 cm. Estimate 7,000 — 9,000 USD. © Sotheby's.

the bulbous pear-shaped body set over a short, straight foot and narrowing dramatically to a cylindrical neck and a lipped rim encircling the mouth, the full lower body painted in underglaze-red with three mythical beasts each sitting on its haunches, emanating flame-like wisps of qi, its body in variegated liver-red tones, the counter-sunk base unglazed.

Provenance: Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).

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A 'Langyao' baluster vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)

September 8, 2018, 10:29 am

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Lot 111. A 'Langyao' baluster vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Height 16 5/8 in., 42.2 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. © Sotheby's.

the slender ovoid body rising from a countersunk base to rounded shoulder and a flaring cylindrical neck, applied overall with a deep copper-red glaze, thinning to white at the rim and suffused with a faint network of crackle, stopping unevenly above the foot, the interior and foot applied with a crackled greenish-white glaze .

Provenance: Collection of Thomas B. Clarke (1848-1931) (according to label).
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).

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A molded crackle-glazed 'Lotus' water pot, Qing dynasty, 18th-early 19th century

September 8, 2018, 10:36 am

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Lot 117. A molded crackle-glazed 'Lotus' water pot, Qing dynasty, 18th-early 19th century. Height 2 1/2 in., 6.4 cm. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. © Sotheby's.

the globular body narrowing at the neck and molded with a raised fillet beneath the lipped rim, the body slip-decorated with a crane, butterflies, and blossoming and leafing lotus plants, the neck with slip-painted rosettes, covered overall in an ivory-toned glaze suffused with craquelure.

Provenance: Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).

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A 'Guan'-type lingzhi-shaped ink palette, Qing dynasty, 19th century

September 8, 2018, 10:42 am

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Lot 118. A 'Guan'-type lingzhi-shaped ink palette, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Width 4 1/2 in., 11.5 cm. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. © Sotheby's.

modeled in the form of a lingzhi borne on a short stem issuing two further small fungi, covered overall in a thick grayish-celadon glaze suffused with fine evenly composed crackles of charcoal gray, the base with eight tiny spur marks.

Provenance: Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).

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Two blue and white 'Bird' seal paste boxes and covers, Republic period, by Wang Bu

September 8, 2018, 10:47 am

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Lot 119. Two blue and white 'Bird' seal paste boxes and covers, Republic period, by Wang Bu. Diameter 2 7/8 in., 7.5 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. © Sotheby's.

both of compressed circular form and similarly decorated, each meticulously painted in varying tones of underglaze blue, the first with a bird perching on rockwork, the box with two fish swimming among waterweed; the second with a bird fluttering amid grasses, the box with a detached flower spray, both with the artist's studio mark inscribed to the base reading yuanwen wuguo zhizhai ('the Studio of Recognizing My Mistakes') (4).

Provenance: Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).

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A famille-verte 'Kingfisher and Lotus' vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)

September 8, 2018, 10:56 am

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Lot 120. A famille-verte'Kingfisher and Lotus' vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Height 8 in., 20.3 cm. Estimate 12,000 — 15,000 USD. © Sotheby's.

the slender ovoid body surmounted by a trumpet neck, boldly enameled to one side with a kingfisher perched on a lotus stem rising from a lotus pond, with furled lotus flowers, pads and water weeds, the other side with a ten-character poetic inscription signed Yunqiao in black enamel, followed by an iron-red seal reading Zhushiju, the shoulder encircled by a collar of prunus on a spiral green ground, with a black-enameled leafy bamboo stem to the neck.

Provenance: J.T. Tai & Co., Inc., New York, 9th March 1964.
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).

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A famille-verte hu-form vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)

September 8, 2018, 11:02 am

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Lot 121. A famille-vertehu-form vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Height 8 in., 20.3 cm. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. © Sotheby's.

the pear-shaped body rising from a tall spreading foot to a flared mouth with a galleried rim, enameled around the body with four large pendent ruyi enclosing butterflies and flower sprays, alternated with smallerruyi containing chrysanthemum heads, all against a stippled pale green ground, the shoulder encircled by a diaper band below upright plantain leaves, the foot with a band of overlapping lappets.

Provenance: Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).

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An emerald and diamond necklace, bracelet, earring and ring suite, by Chatila

September 8, 2018, 11:38 am

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Lot 127. A Colombian emerald and diamond necklace, bracelet, earring and ring suite, by Chatila. Estimate £ 200,000 - 300,000 (€ 220,000 - 330,000). © Bonhams 2001-2018

The necklace designed as a stylised garland of marquise, pear, and brilliant-cut diamond floral and foliate clusters, with five step-cut emeralds at the centre, suspending a similarly-set pendant set with a step-cut emerald weighing 40.34 carats, the bracelet, pair of pendent earrings and ring of matching design, diamonds approximately 138.45 carats total, emeralds approximately 190.00 carats total, NC makers marks, necklace length 43.0cm, bracelet length 18.6cm, earrings length 6.2cm, ring size L½ (4)

Accompanied by a report from SSEF stating that the five emeralds in the necklace, weighing 20.64, 15.18, 14.56, 11.19 and 10.10 carats, are of Colombian origin, with indications of moderate amounts of artificial resin in fissures. Report number 97212, dated 17 January 2017.

Accompanied by a report from SSEF stating that the emerald in the pendant, weighing 40.34 carats, is of Colombian origin, with indications of minor amounts of resin in fissures. Report number 96170, dated 26 October 2017.

Accompanied by a report from SSEF stating that the emerald earring drop, weighing 10.66 carats is of Colombian origin, with indications of moderate amount of resin in fissures. Report number 92703, dated 19 June 2017.

Accompanied by a report from SSEF stating that the emerald earring drop, weighing 9.97 carats is of Colombian origin, with indications of moderate amount of resin in fissures. Report number 92702, dated 19 June 2017.

Accompanied by a report from SSEF stating that the emerald side-stone in the bracelet, weighing 13.60 carats is of Colombian origin, with indications of moderate amount of resin is fissures. Report number 92700, dated 19 June 2017.

Accompanied by a report from SSEF stating that the emerald side-stone in the bracelet, weighing 12.45 carats is of Colombian origin, with indications of moderate amount of resin is fissures. Report number 92701, dated 19 June 2017.

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An antique emerald and diamond ring

September 8, 2018, 11:50 am

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L0t 135. An antique 12.816 carats Colombian emerald and diamond ring. Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 (€ 89,000 - 130,000). © Bonhams 2001-2018

The cushion-shaped emerald, weighing 12.816 carats, framed by old brilliant-cut diamonds, the shoulders and gallery with further old brilliant-cut diamond highlights,ring size J½.

Accompanied by a report from SSEF stating that the emerald is of Colombian origin, with minor clarity modification (oil). Report number 99590, dated 23 April 2018.

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A diamond single-stone ring

September 8, 2018, 11:57 am

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Lot 137. A 9.18 carats, H colour, VVS2 clarity Asscher-cut diamond single-stone ring. Estimate £ 120,000 - 150,000 (€ 130,000 - 170,000). © Bonhams 2001-2018

The Asscher-cut diamond, weighing 9.18 carats, between triangular-cut diamond shoulders, remaining diamonds approximately 1.20 carats total, ring size I.

Accompanied by a report from GIA stating that the diamond is H colour, VVS2 clarity. Report number 6018845, dated 11 July 2018.

Accompanied by a report from GIA stating that the diamond is H colour, VVS1 clarity. Report number 6018845, dated 3 February 1984.

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A pair of art deco natural pearl and diamond pendent earrings, circa 1930

September 8, 2018, 12:51 pm

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Lot 133. A pair of art deco natural pearl and D colour, VS2 clarity, Type Ia diamond pendent earrings, circa 1930. Estimate £ 30,000 - 40,000 (€ 33,000 - 45,000). © Bonhams 2001-2018

The drop-shaped natural pearls, measuring 8.88 - 8.95 x 10.80mm and 8.87 - 8.92 x 10.56mm, each suspended from step-cut diamond single-stone surmounts, weighing 2.00 and 2.29 carats, via single baguette-cut diamond connecting links, length 2.8cm.

Accompanied by a report from GCS stating that the pearls are natural, saltwater. Report number 78152-07, dated 30 April 2018.

Accompanied by a report from GIA stating that the diamond weighing 2.00 carats is D colour, VS2 clarity, Type Ia. Report number 1192291880, dated 19 April 2018.

Accompanied by a report from GIA stating that the diamond weighing 2.29 carats is D colour, VVS2 clarity, Type Ia. Report number 2195291877, dated 19 April 2018.

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An Art Deco Diamond Brooch, by Van Cleef & Arpels, Circa 1934

September 8, 2018, 1:04 pm

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Lot 129. An Art Deco Diamond Brooch, by Van Cleef & Arpels, Circa 1934. Estimate £ 45,000 - 55,000 (€ 50,000 - 61,000). © Bonhams 2001-2018

Of openwork geometric design, set throughout with vari-cut diamonds, including lozenge-shaped, step, baguette and pavé-set brilliant-cut diamonds, mounted in platinum, diamonds approximately 28.42 carats total, signed Van Cleef & Arpels, numbered 40714, rubbed French maker's mark, French assay mark, width 7.8cm.

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An emerald and diamond 'Serpenti' wristwatch, by Bulgari

September 8, 2018, 1:09 pm

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Lot 124. An emerald and diamond 'Serpenti' wristwatch, by Bulgari. Estimate £ 60,000 - 70,000 (€ 67,000 - 78,000). © Bonhams 2001-2018

Designed as a sinuous serpent, the textured scales applied with brilliant-cut diamond highlights, the head set with marquise-cut diamonds over a pavé-set brilliant-cut diamond ground, with pear-shaped emerald eyes, signed Bulgari, Swiss assay mark, European convention mark, length 19.5cm.

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A 'Serpenti' diamond pendant/necklace, by Bulgari

September 8, 2018, 1:14 pm

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Lot 126. A 'Serpenti' diamond pendant-necklace, by Bulgari. Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 (€ 45,000 - 67,000). © Bonhams 2001-2018

The pendent designed as a coiled serpent set throughout with brilliant-cut diamonds and pear-shaped diamond eyes, on a fancy-link chain set with a series of channel-set brilliant-cut diamond triangular prisms, diamonds 15.64 carats total, signed Bulgari, numbered C6APPA, lengths: pendant 8.4cm, necklace 43.0cm.

Accompanied by a report from Bulgari stating that the diamonds are F-G colour, VVS-VS clarity. Report number C6APPA, dated 27 March 2014.

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An emerald, diamond and enamel collar, by Marina B, circa 1990

September 8, 2018, 1:23 pm

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Lot 92. A 14.00 carats Colombian emerald, diamond and enamel collar, by Marina B, circa 1990. Estimate £ 15,000 - 20,000 (€ 17,000 - 22,000). © Bonhams 2001-2018

The octagonal step-cut emerald, between two trapezoid-shaped diamonds, on a black enamel flexible collar, emerald approximately 14.00 carats, maker's case.

Accompanied by a report from GCS stating that the emerald is of Colombian origin, with indications of minor clarity and colour enhancement by a coloured filler. Report number 78166-76, dated 24 July 2018.

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A diamond and gem-set "Moretto Rinascimento" brooch, by Nardi, 1997

September 8, 2018, 1:30 pm

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Lot 82. A diamond and gem-set "Moretto Rinascimento" brooch, by Nardi, 1997. Estimate £ 4,000 - 6,000 (€ 4,500 - 6,700). © Bonhams 2001-2018

Modelled as a bust of a Moor, the face carved from ebony, the openwork robe and turban decorated with circular-cut rubies, brilliant-cut diamonds and a cultured pearl turban knot, his pendant earrings set with similarly-cut diamonds, signed Nardi, length 5.7cm, maker's case.

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Nardi.

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