Fine Jewellery - Day 2 - 10th December 2020
Lot 681
An Art Deco sapphire and diamond bracelet by Charles Holl, (Sri Lanka, no heat), with provenance
Estimate £15,000 - £20,000 | Hammer £69000
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Description
An Art Deco sapphire and diamond bracelet, centred with an oval cabochon sapphire, the bracelet set overall with rows of graduated old circular-cut diamonds in platinum, French import marks, maker's mark CH, diamonds approximately 17.00cts total, 18cm long
Accompanied by report number 80274-53 dated 4 September 2020 from GCS, stating that the cabochon-cut sapphire weighs approximately 32.00cts and is a natural sapphire, with no indications of heat treatment. Origin: Sri Lanka (Ceylon).
Provenance:
The bracelet was purchased by Lord Bernard Fitzalan Howard (1885 - 1972), 3rd Baron Howard of Glossop, for his wife Mona Josephine Tempest Fitzalan Howard, née Stapleton (1894 - 1971), 11th Baroness Beaumont of Carlton Towers, Yorkshire. Thence by descent to the current owner.