Property of Olga, Princess Paley
A highlight of the auction was "a selection of aquamarine and diamond jewels made by Cartier in 1912, which wasoriginally part of the collection of Olga, Princess Paley, Countess of Hohenfelsen. Following enthusiastic bidding, the prices fetched were well above their pre-sale estimates: the aigrette sold for CHF 566,500 ($512,014 / €379,034), the necklace for $392,710 (CHF 434,500 / € 290,715) and the devant de corsage for $164,947 (CHF 182,500 / €122,107). Each of these lots had pre-sale estimates of $100,000-150,000."
In the garland style centring on a cushion-shaped aquamarine drop within an open work millegrain surround of circular-, single- and rose-cut diamonds suspended from a pair of oval aquamarine brooches within open work lozenge shaped frames to a millegrain-set connecting chain, drop and brooches detachable.
In the garland style, centring on a cushion-shaped aquamarine within an openwork scroll frame of millegrain-set circular-cut diamonds, suspending a similarly set pear-shaped aquamarine drop, to a necklace designed as two graduated lines of circular-cut diamonds accented with a pair of circular aquamarine links, signed Cartier Paris, length approximately 380mm.
Centring on a cushion-shaped aquamarine within an arched surround of interlaced open work scrolls millegrain set with circular- and rose-cut diamonds, surmounted by a pear-shaped aquamarine, signed Cartier Paris, Londres, New York.
