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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMANFORMERLY IN THE GARDEN MUSEUM COLLECTION
A SET OF CITRINE, GREEN BERYL AND GOLD JEWELRY, BY LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY, TIFFANY & CO.
Details
A SET OF CITRINE, GREEN BERYL AND GOLD JEWELRY, BY LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY, TIFFANY & CO.
A necklace, centering upon a rectangular-cut citrine, within a gold bead and wirework mount enhanced by green beryls, flanked on each side by a cut-cornered rectangular-cut citrine, joined to a hammered gold bead three-strand chain, with a gold bead and wirework clasp; and a bracelet en suite, circa 1920, 16 1/2 ins. (necklace), 7 3/8 ins. (bracelet)
Necklace and bracelet signed Tiffany & Co.
Accompanied by a brooch, unsigned from an unknown maker
A necklace, centering upon a rectangular-cut citrine, within a gold bead and wirework mount enhanced by green beryls, flanked on each side by a cut-cornered rectangular-cut citrine, joined to a hammered gold bead three-strand chain, with a gold bead and wirework clasp; and a bracelet en suite, circa 1920, 16 1/2 ins. (necklace), 7 3/8 ins. (bracelet)
Necklace and bracelet signed Tiffany & Co.
Accompanied by a brooch, unsigned from an unknown maker
Provenance
Estate of Elizabeth J. Hand
Previously sold at Christie's New York, Magnificent Jewels, 9 April 1997, Lot 15
Previously sold at Christie's New York, Magnificent Jewels, 9 April 1997, Lot 15
Literature
A. Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection, England, Antique Collectors' Club Limited, 2004, p. 520
Further Details
One can easily follow a thread through Louis Comfort Tiffany’s many creative mediums when viewing the jewels in this lot. The twisted wirework or cannetille on the bracelet is typical of his iron work during the late 1800s, as evident on the mantel candelabra he designed in 1879-1880 for the Seventh Regiment Armory. The citrines used in the necklace and bracelet are an example of his choice of a gemstone that allowed light to penetrate, while still obscuring objects on the other side, much like his stained glass windows.