Lot Essay
This jewel is photographed over an 18th century textile selected from the Ann and Gordon Getty Collection.
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The Estate of Ann Getty
JAR AGATE, DIAMOND AND SAPPHIRE ZEBRA BROOCH
Details
JAR AGATE, DIAMOND AND SAPPHIRE ZEBRA BROOCH
Designed as a bridled zebra wearing a headdress, carved banded agate, round diamonds, marquise-shaped cabochon sapphire, black enamel, silver and 18k yellow gold, 1987, unsigned
Size/Dimensions: 12.5 x 11.4 cm (5 x 4 1⁄2 in)
Gross Weight: 150.2 grams
Designed as a bridled zebra wearing a headdress, carved banded agate, round diamonds, marquise-shaped cabochon sapphire, black enamel, silver and 18k yellow gold, 1987, unsigned
Size/Dimensions: 12.5 x 11.4 cm (5 x 4 1⁄2 in)
Gross Weight: 150.2 grams
Literature
JAR Paris I, Paris, Art Books International, 2002, no. 257 and featured on hardbound sleeve
Exhibited
London, Somerset House, The Gilbert Collection Trust, Jewels by JAR Paris, 2 November 2002 - 26 January 2003
San Francisco, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Legion of Honor Museum, Masterpieces of French Jewelry, 20 February 2007 - 10 June 2007
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jewels by JAR, 19 November 2013 - 9 March 2014
San Francisco, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Legion of Honor Museum, Masterpieces of French Jewelry, 20 February 2007 - 10 June 2007
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jewels by JAR, 19 November 2013 - 9 March 2014
This jewel is photographed over an 18th century textile selected from the Ann and Gordon Getty Collection.