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Our forthcoming London Jewels sale on 21st September features exquisite jewels of interesting provenance, from the Eisenhowers to Deborah Kerr, James Bond and more. Showing here...
Lot 202
VAN CLEEF & ARPELS: DIAMOND AND GEM-SET FLOWER SRPAY BROOCH, CIRCA 1930
This jewel closely resembles the brooch worn by Margaret, Duchess of Argyll (1912-1933) in her portrait by Gerald Leslie Brockhurst and is believed to have been purchased from Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower’s Collection, having been gifted or sold to the Eisenhowers during the early 1970s, when the former President was Ambassador to Belgium.
£20,000 – 25,000
2nd Slide: Portrait of Margaret, Duchess of Argyll by Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (1890-1978) © Richard Woodward
Lot 25
GOLD AMETHSYT FRINGE NECKLACE, 20TH CENTURY.
Provenance: Formerly owned and worn by the Hollywood actress, Deborah Kerr, CBE (1921-2007)
£4,000 – 6,000
4th Slide: Deborah Kerr, March 1947 wearing lot 25 © Bob Landry/The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock
Lot 90
CHARLES DE TEMPLE, ‘ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD’ RING
Provenance: Believed to be the prototype of the famous wedding ring given by James Bond (George Lazenby) to Contessa Teresa di Vicenzo (Diana Rigg) on the occasion of their wedding in the 1969 film ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’.
£8,000 – 12,000
6th Slide: Diana Rigg & George Lazenby, ‘On Her Majesty's Secret Service’, 1969. ©Mirrorpix/Peter Stone
Lot 201
CARTIER: ART DECO DIAMOND CLIP, CIRCA 1930
Provenance: Mrs Robert Emmet, thence by descent to the current owner
£50,000 – 70,000
Lot 213
CARTIER: GEM-SET BEAD AND DIAMOND NECKLACE, CIRCA 1925
Provenance: From a Private Collection of 20th Century Jewels and previously owned by Mrs Alice Lurcy (1906-1980)
£50,000 – 80,000
Lot 216
MAUBOUSSIN: PAIR OF NATURAL PEARL AND DIAMOND PENDENT EARRINGS, CIRCA 1930
Provenance: From a Private Collection of 20th Century Jewels
£70,000 – 100,000
To see more from the Private Collection of 20th Century Jewels, head to our stories!
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