AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN, ANTIQUE, MULTIGEM AND POLYCHROME ENAMEL MERMAID PENDANT
Sale 1255 - Important Jewelry
Dec 6, 2023
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$5,000 -
7,000
Price Realized
$8,820
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Lot Description
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN, ANTIQUE, MULTIGEM AND POLYCHROME ENAMEL MERMAID PENDANT
Consisting of a mermaid containing a baroque pearl torso (origin not tested), accented with gemstones, diamonds and polychrome enamel detail and holding a starburst, all suspended from a similarly accented chain. Mounted in 18 karat yellow gold. 4 x 2 inches.
Stamps: (Austro-Hungarian hallmark).
Gross weight: 36.05 dwt.
Stamps: (Austro-Hungarian hallmark).
Gross weight: 36.05 dwt.
Property from The Brummer Collection from Drs. John and Pat Laszlo, Atlanta, Georgia
Provenance:
The Ernest (1891-1964) and Elle Bache Brummer (d.1999) Collection, Paris and New York, acquired prior to May 1962; thence by descent to the nephew Dr. John Laszlo, Atlanta Georgia.
[For The Metropolitan Museum Cloisters Library and Archive record see here: http://library.metmuseum.org/record=b1666900]
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