12-09-200812-09-2008
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2437Boston
December 9, 2008 10:00 AMCalender
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Edwardian Pearl and Diamond Bypass Ring

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$948$800
Auction: Fine Jewelry - 2437Location: BostonDate / Time: December 09, 2008 10:00AM

Description:

Edwardian Pearl and Diamond Bypass Ring, set with an old mine-cut diamond weighing approx. 0.70 cts., and a pearl measuring approx. 6.30 mm, old single-cut diamond melee shoulders, platinum-topped 18kt gold mount, size 6 1/2.

Note: Pearl not tested for origin.

From the estate of British figure skater Magdalena Cecilia Colledge (November 28, 1920-April 12, 2008). She was the youngest athlete to compete in the Winter Olympics, going on to become a World Champion in 1937, and silver medalist in the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Her championships include the European women's from 1937-1939, and was six times the British national women's champion. Becoming a professional skater in the 1940s, she relocated to the United States and coached at the Skating Club of Boston. She created the camel and layback spins and the one-foot axel jump.
Estimate $500-700

Keywords

Magdalena Cecilia Colledge, skater , the 1936 Winter Olympics, the Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics, youngest athlete, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, athlete , 1936 Winter Olympics, United States, Skating Club of Boston