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THE WÜRTTEMBERG SAPPHIRE JEWELS
AN IMPRESSIVE MID 19TH CENTURY SUITE OF SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND JEWELLERY
Comprising a floral tiara and a brooch, together with an associated necklace
Sapphires of various shapes, rose and old-cut diamonds, silver and gold, tiara detachable into four separate brooches, 1860s
SSEF, 2023, report no. 128558 (tiara): 7 sapphires, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), no indications of heating
SSEF, 2016, copy of report no. 89131 (brooch): 10 sapphires, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), no indications of heating
SSEF, 2016, copy of report no. 89130 (necklace): 23 sapphires, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), except nos. 11 and 14 Basaltic deposits, no indications of heating
Size/Dimensions: tiara 16.0 cm; brooch 11.6 cm; necklace 42.5 cm
Gross weight: 246.6 grams
AN IMPRESSIVE MID 19TH CENTURY SUITE OF SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND JEWELLERY
Comprising a floral tiara and a brooch, together with an associated necklace
Sapphires of various shapes, rose and old-cut diamonds, silver and gold, tiara detachable into four separate brooches, 1860s
SSEF, 2023, report no. 128558 (tiara): 7 sapphires, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), no indications of heating
SSEF, 2016, copy of report no. 89131 (brooch): 10 sapphires, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), no indications of heating
SSEF, 2016, copy of report no. 89130 (necklace): 23 sapphires, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), except nos. 11 and 14 Basaltic deposits, no indications of heating
Size/Dimensions: tiara 16.0 cm; brooch 11.6 cm; necklace 42.5 cm
Gross weight: 246.6 grams
Provenance
Her Serene Highness Princess Marguarete of Urach (1901-1975), Countess of Württemberg, from the Royal House of Württemberg
Geneva, 15 November 2017, lots 344 - 345
Geneva, 15 November 2017, lots 344 - 345
Special Notice
This lot is subject to standard Swiss VAT rules and 7.7% VAT will be charged on the ‘hammer’ and the ‘buyer’s premium’
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