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EMERALD AND AQUAMARINE 'ÉTOILE DE MER' BROOCH, RENÉ BOIVIN
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EMERALD AND AQUAMARINE 'ÉTOILE DE MER' BROOCH, RENÉ BOIVIN
Cabochon emeralds, circular-cut aquamarines, with flexible arms, gold (French marks), 11.9 cm, signed R. Boivin, maker's marks
Provenance
Christie’s New York, Magnificent Jewels, 10 December 2014, lot 192
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Lot Essay
Cf. F. Cailles, René Boivin Joaillier, Paris, Éditions de l'Amateur, 1994, p. 279 for a similar example