Description:
Tiffany & Co. Moonstone and Enamel Necklace, designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, c. 1910, suspending a fancy-shape cabochon moonstone joined to a necklace of alternating navette-shape filigree links with blue plique-a-jour enamel centers and oval cabochon moonstones, platinum and gold mount, lg. 18 in., signed.
Provenance: Christie's, Magnificent Jewels, Sale 1890, Lot 173, October 15, 2007.
Literature: Dr. Géza von Habsburg, Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman and His World (Booth-Clibborn Editions, London, 2000),p. 355, no. 970.
Estimate $35,000-55,000
Price realized at Christie's in 2007 was $85,000.
Moonstone approx. 26.50 x 22.50 x 6.90 mm.
One plique panel at clasp end with unobtrusive chip and fracture.
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Keywords
Tiffany & Co., Christie, Clibborn Editions, LondonKaitlin Shinnick
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