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 SPINEL AND RUBY SHELL BROOCH
Details
JAR SPINEL AND RUBY SHELL BROOCH
Designed as a shell, variously-shaped and variously-colored spinels, round rubies, 18k yellow gold and silver (French marks), 1990, unsigned
Size/Dimensions: 6.0 x 6.8 cm (2 3⁄8 x 2 5⁄8 in)
Gross Weight: 46.2 grams
Designed as a shell, variously-shaped and variously-colored spinels, round rubies, 18k yellow gold and silver (French marks), 1990, unsigned
Size/Dimensions: 6.0 x 6.8 cm (2 3⁄8 x 2 5⁄8 in)
Gross Weight: 46.2 grams
Literature
JAR Paris I, Paris, Art Books International, 2002, no. 349
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.