Auction: Fine Jewelry - 2448Location: BostonDate / Time: March 17, 2009 10:00AM
Description:
Renaissance Revival 18kt Gold Gem-set Armlet, c. 1880, the chased and engraved grillework form with foliate devices and strapwork, bezel-set with sapphire and diamond florets, bezel-set sapphire, emerald, and ruby accents, rose-cut diamond highlights, 115.7 dwt, interior cir. 10 in., (several gemstones missing and three small drill holes).
Note: For similar highly articulated grillework from this period by E. Fontenay, see Bijouterie Francaise au XIX Siecle, by Henri Vever, vol. 3, p. 449.
Estimate $2,500-3,500
Armlet
eight stones missing, bezels filed down, three holes drilled