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526. Edwardian Diamond and Emerald Bar Pin, channel and bead-set with rectangular step-cut emeralds and old European and rose-cut diamonds, platinum-topped 18kt gold mount, partial hallmark, original fitted box from a Glasgow jeweler. $1,500-2,000 527. Platinum, Emerald, and Diamond Ring, c. 1940, bezel-set with a rectangular step-cut emerald, bead-set single-cut diamond mount, size 5 1/4. $800-1,200 528. Art Deco Platinum, Diamond, and Emerald Ring, bezelset with two old European-cut diamonds weighing approx. 1.10 and 1.00 cts., centering a step-cut emerald measuring approx. 5.50 x 5.50 mm, openwork mount further set with baguette and old European-cut diamonds, size 6, (emerald abraded). $3,000-5,000 529. Art Deco Platinum, Jade, and Diamond Brooch, carved and pierced as flowers and berries among leafy vines, openwork mount bead-set with sixteen full-cut diamond mêlée, millegrain accents. $800-1,200 530. Art Deco Platinum, Jadeite, and Diamond Brooch, Raymond Yard, composed of three jadeite cylinders with diamond mêlée caps, convertible into three pins, signed. $1,500-2,000 531. Art Deco Emerald and Diamond Bracelet, bezel-set with emerald cabochons and bead-set with single-cut diamonds, approx. total wt. 5.00 cts., lg. 7 3/8 in., French guarantee stamps and partially obliterated hallmark. $6,000-8,000 532. Art Deco Platinum and Diamond Wristwatch, the silvertone metal dial with Arabic numeral indicators, case and flexible bracelet of arched links bead and channel-set with baguette and full-cut diamonds, approx. total wt. 6.76 cts., enclosing a Glycine 17-jewel movement, lg. 7 1/8 in. $3,000-5,000 533. Art Deco Platinum, Emerald, and Diamond Bracelet, Lemeunier, Paris, bead-set with 168 old European-cut diamond mêlée, approx. total wt. 11.76 cts., channel-set emerald accents, lg. 7 1/2 in., French guarantee stamp and maker s mark. $20,000-25,000 534. Art Deco Lady s Platinum, Emerald, and Diamond Wristwatch, Waltham, the silvertone dial with Arabic numeral indicators, bead and bezel-set with marquise, full, and single-cut diamonds, channel-set emerald highlights, engraved case, joined to a bracelet of box-set old European and transitional-cut diamonds, millegrain accents, approx. total wt. 3.07 cts., lg. 6 1/4 in., (missing two emeralds). $1,500-2,000 535. Art Deco Platinum and Diamond Lorgnette, handle beadset with old European-cut diamond mêlée, millegrain accents, foliate engraved edges. $300-500 536. Art Deco Platinum, Diamond, and Sapphire Stickpin, bead-set with old European and rectangular-cut diamonds, offset by bezel-set sapphires, (white gold pinstem). $300-500 537. Platinum, Diamond, and Ruby Pendant, centering an ovalcut ruby suspended from an old pear-shape faceted diamond, old mine, old European, and full-cut diamond mêlée, millegrain accents, joined to a later trace link chain, lg. 18 in., (part of an Art Deco brooch). $600-800 82
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538. Platinum and Diamond Pin, the navette form channel-set with straight and tapered baguettes, approx. total wt. 1.46 cts. $500-700 539. Art Deco Platinum, Onyx, and Diamond Cuff Links, each double link designed as a onyx disk with old single-cut diamond band, millegrain accents, (joined by 18kt white gold bars). $1,000-1,500 540. Art Deco Platinum and Diamond Pin, Cartier, bead-set with seventy-two old European, full, and old single-cut diamonds, millegrain accents, signed CARTIER PARIS LONDRES. $1,000-1,500 541. Art Deco Diamond Lorgnette, Degorce Freres, Paris, bead-set throughout with rose-cut diamonds, millegrain accents and engraved edges, platinum-topped 18kt gold mount, maker s mark and guarantee stamps; together with a silver baton link and seed pearl chain, lg. 23 in. $1,500-2,000 542. Art Deco Platinum, Diamond, and Onyx Bracelet, bead-set with full-cut diamonds and buff-top onyx, approx. total wt. 4.18 cts., millegrain accents, engraved edges, lg. 7 1/8 in. $9,500-11,500 543. Platinum, Sapphire, and Diamond Bracelet, channel-set with fourteen French-cut sapphires, further bead-set with eighty-eight old European and transitional-cut diamonds, approx. total diamond wt. 5.40 cts., lg. 6 5/8 in. $3,500-4,500 544. Art Deco Platinum and Diamond Bracelet, bead and channel-set with fifteen baguette, fifteen square step-cut, and 162 full-cut diamonds, approx. total wt. 3.65 cts., lg. 7 in. $6,000-8,000 545. Platinum and Ruby Line Bracelet, composed of channel-set step-cut rubies, lg. 7 in. $2,500-3,500 546. Art Deco Platinum and Diamond Bracelet, bezel-set with an old marquise-cut diamond weighing approx. 1.50 cts., completed by a line of thirty graduating box-set old mine-cut diamonds, approx. total wt. 9.30 cts., millegrain accents, lg. 6 3/4 in. $10,000-12,000 547. Art Deco Platinum, Ruby, and Diamond Ring, bezel-set with a circular-cut ruby and four old European-cut diamonds, four diamond and four ruby mêlée accents, approx. total diamond wt. 3.90 cts., size 4 1/2, (with ring guard, evidence of gold solder). $6,000-8,000 548. Art Deco Platinum, Diamond, and Colored Diamond Three-stone Ring, bezel-set with old European-cut diamonds, approx. total wt. 3.10 cts., millegrain accents, openwork gallery and shoulders, foliate engraved shank, size 5 1/2. $1,500-2,000 549. Art Deco Platinum and Diamond Dress Clips, bezel and bead-set with baguette, old European, transitional, and singlecut diamonds, approx. total wt. 6.54 cts., 2 x 1 in., French guarantee stamps, nos. 10536 and 10007, (with 18kt white gold frame for brooch conversion). $5,000-7,000 550. Art Deco Platinum and Diamond Bar Pin, bead and bezelset with thirteen old European-cut diamonds, approx. total wt. 1.65 cts. $800-1,200 551. Art Deco Platinum and Diamond Bow Brooch, bead-set with old European-cut diamonds, approx. total wt. 1.60 cts., millegrain accents, open gallery. $800-1,200 552. Platinum and Diamond Solitaire, box-set with an old European-cut diamond weighing approx. 1.95 cts., single-cut diamond shoulders, size 6 3/4. $2,000-2,500 84
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553. Art Deco Platinum, Sapphire, and Diamond Ring, set with an oval-cut sapphire measuring approx. 9.60 x 8.63 x 7.23 mm, openwork mount set with full and single-cut diamond mêlée, size 5, boxed. Note: Together with AGTA certificate no. 91013306 dated January 20, 2003, stating that the sapphire s origin is Burma and that there is no evidence of heat enhancement. $15,000-20,000 554. Cushion-cut Pink Sapphire, weighing 12.02 cts. and measuring approx. 13.52 x 10.35 x 8.05 mm, prong-set in platinum. $12,000-18,000 555. Edwardian Sapphire and Diamond Stickpin, Tiffany & Co., bezel-set with a cushion-cut sapphire measuring approx. 6.21 x 5.44 x 5.00 mm, framed by old European-cut diamond mêlée, millegrain accents, platinum and 18kt gold mount, signed. $800-1,200 556. Art Deco Platinum and Diamond Bracelet, set with old European, old mine, and baguette diamonds, approx. total wt. 16.20 cts., lg. 7 in. $5,000-7,000 557. Art Deco Platinum, Kashmir Sapphire, and Diamond Line Bracelet, bezel-set with fourteen old cushion-cut sapphires graduating in size from 4.40 x 4.25 x 3.52 to 5.51 x 4.75 x 3.10 mm, joined by rectangular links set with thirty-nine full and seventy-eight single-cut diamond mêlée, millegrain accents, lg. 6 3/4 in., (with two additional diamonds and one sapphire link). 558. Art Deco Platinum and Diamond Bracelet, bezel and beadset with old marquise, baguette, and full-cut diamonds, approx. total wt. 20.70 cts., millegrain accents, lg. 7 1/4 in. $15,000-20,000 559. Art Deco Platinum and Twin-stone Diamond Ring, set with two old European-cut diamonds weighing approx. 2.55 and 2.28 cts., shoulders set with full-cut diamond mêlée, geometric and foliate engraved mount, size 5 1/2. $8,000-12,000 560. Antique 18kt Gold, Sapphire, and Diamond Twin-stone Ring, prong-set with an old pear-cut diamond weighing approx. 2.18 cts. and a sapphire measuring approx. 10.60 x 7.70 x 5.92 mm, foliate shoulders bead-set with old European and old mine-cut diamond mêlée, size 6 1/2. $15,000-20,000 561. Platinum and Diamond Solitaire, prong-set with an old European-cut diamond weighing approx. 3.25 cts., flanked by diamond baguettes, size 5. $15,000-20,000 562. Platinum, Sapphire, and Diamond Ring, prong-set with a cushion-cut sapphire weighing 7.838 cts. and measuring 12.43 x 10.51 x 6.64 mm, flanked by tapered diamond baguettes, size 5 1/2. Note: Accompanied by AGL certificate no. CS37842 dated July 1, 2005, stating that the sapphire shows no evidence of heat enhancement, and some, but no definitive, characteristics of Burma origin. $15,000-20,000 Note: One of the sapphires was presented to AGL for testing and is accompanied by certificate no. CS 37841 stating that the origin would be classified as Kashmir, with no evidence of heat enhancement. $10,000-15,000 86
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563. Art Deco Mughal-style Platinum, Emerald, and Sapphire Brooch, Cartier, designed as a floral-carved emerald tablet measuring approx. 49.00 x 45.00 x 5.00 mm within a scrolling frame channel-set with calibré-cut emeralds and sapphires, cabochon sapphire highlights, 2 x 2 1/4 in., with pendant hook, signed Cartier N.Y., (evidence of solder at pinstem). Note: Indian carved Colombian emeralds were prominently featured in the jewelry Cartier presented at the 1925 Paris Exhibition. Cartier carried on extensive trade with India, remounting the gems of the maharajahs, reselling antique Indian jewelry, and purchasing carved gems from Indian dealers. For additional examples of eight-sided cut-emerald forms ( athkoni ) and a history of their use as carved plaques in Indian jewelry, see Traditional Jewelry of India, by Oppi Untracht, pp. 330-331. $6,000-8,000 564. Art Deco Platinum, Green Tourmaline, Diamond, and Enamel Brooch, Cartier, prong-set with fancy-cut tourmalines, pavé-set diamond mount with black enamel accents, 2 x 1/2 in., signed CARTIER 3597. $8,000-10,000 565. Art Deco Mughal-style Platinum, Diamond, and Gem-set Necklace, Mauboussin Paris, composed of carved ruby, sapphire, and emerald leaves on a stylized diamond vine, approx. total diamond wt. 8.96 cts., lg. 16 1/2 in., signed MAUBOUSSIN-FRANCE, no. X1024. $20,000-30,000 END OF SALE 88
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CHARLES ST Ritz- Carlton Hotel NEWBURY ST Public Garden T T T Heritage on the Garden BOYLSTON ST 63 Park Plaza Hadassah Four Seasons Hotel Boston Common BOYLSTON ST Mason St Avery St COLUMBUS AVE ARLINGTON ST Park Plaza Hotel Piedmont St Winchester St Melrose St Statler Office Bldg Church St Eliot St Stuart St South Charles St State Transportation Bldg TREMONT ST WASHINGTON ST Directions to Skinner's Boston Gallery/63 Park Plaza, Boston, MA Telephone: 617-350-5400 From the West: Take the Massachusetts Turnpike to the Prudential/Copley exit located in the Prudential tunnel. Once on the exit ramp, stay in the right hand lane and follow the signs for Copley. The ramps exits onto Stuart Street. Drive straight through five sets of lights and take a left onto Charles Street South. Take your first left off of Charles St. South onto Park Plaza. Skinner is at 63 Park Plaza, one block up on the right. From the South: Take 93N to Exit 20. Stay far left and follow signs for Detour to South Station via Frontage Street Road. Take a left at the second light. Continue straight on Berkeley just under a mile and take a right onto Stuart Street. At the third set of lights take a left onto Charles Street South. Take your first left off Charles St. So. onto Park Plaza. Skinner is at 63 Park Plaza, one block up on the right past Hadassah Way. From Logan Airport: Take the Ted Williams Tunnel. Beyond the tunnel, take a gentle right onto Congress Street. Take a gentle right onto D Street. Turn right onto Summer Street. Take a slight left onto Surface Road. Turn Right onto Kneeland Street. Kneeland Street becomes Stuart Street. Turn right onto Charles Street South. Turn left onto Park Plaza. Skinner is at 63 Park Plaza, one block up on the right. From the North: Take I-93 South towards Boston. Take exit 26 towards Storrow Drive. Merge onto MA-28 South via the ramp on the left. Turn left onto Beacon Street. Turn right onto Arlington Street. Turn left onto Boylston Street. Turn right onto Hadassah Way. Skinner is on the right at 63 Park Plaza. Warrenton St Colonial Theatre LaGrange St Kneeland St 90