A SUITE OF SAPPHIRE, DIAMOND AND GOLD "MORNING GLORY" JEWELRY, BY JEAN SCHLUMBERGER, TIFFANY & CO.

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Details

A SUITE OF SAPPHIRE, DIAMOND AND GOLD "MORNING GLORY" JEWELRY, BY JEAN SCHLUMBERGER, TIFFANY & CO.
Comprising a necklace, the front suspending five graduated flowers, each centering upon a circular-cut diamond and 18k gold pistil, extending circular-cut sapphire petals, from a sculpted gold and diamond stem, to the openwork gold neckchain, accented by sculpted gold and circular-cut diamond cones and buds; and a pair of ear clips en suite, mounted in 18k gold and platinum, necklace 16 ins., in a Tiffany & Co. black suede fitted case
Each signed Tiffany & Co., Schlumberger Studios for Jean Schlumberger, necklace no. 21370533 (2)

Further Details

Tiffany & Co. has only created four or five examples of the "Morning Glory" necklace. However, several pairs of the ear clips have been produced.

Lot Essay

Cf. John Loring, Tiffany Colored Gems, Abrams, New York, 2007, page 87
Cf. John Loring, Tiffany's 20th Century: A Portrait of American Style, Abrams, New York, 1997, page 147

Cf. Penny Proddow and Marion Fasel, Bejeweled: Great Designers, Celebrity Style, Abrams, 2001, page 102

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