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The Art of Fin-de-Siècle Jewelry

Result EUR18,800
Published on , by Philippe Dufour
Auction on 11 September 2021 - 14:00 (CEST) - 11 Quai Jules Courmont - 69002 Lyon

In Lyon, two imposing necklaces conjured up the balls and evening festivities of the 1880s. They were accompanied by a flowery group typical of the imaginative Sixties.

Beaumont & Cie in Lyon. "Drape" necklace, before 1890, articulated white gold, antique-... The Art of Fin-de-Siècle Jewelry

Beaumont & Cie in Lyon. "Drape" necklace, before 1890, articulated white gold, antique- and rose-cut diamonds and round rubies (total weight of diamonds approx. 10 ct; rubies: 8 ct), length: 40 cm/15.7 in to 43 cm/16.9 in with extension, gross weight: 61.7 g/2.18 oz.
Result: €18,800

A highly Proustian necklace, one of those poetic "rivers of diamonds ", shone out in first place. The yellow gold and silver piece is transformable and has a delicate stylized fleur-de-lys decoration entirely set with a…
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Saturday 11 September 2021 - 14:00 (CEST) - Live
11 Quai Jules Courmont - 69002 Lyon
Bérard - Péron