20th Nov, 2019 10:00
Fine Jewellery, Watches and Designer Handbags
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Seven pieces of Mitchel Maer for Christian Dior costume jewellery, c.1950
Seven pieces of Mitchel Maer for Christian Dior costume jewellery, c.1950,
to include a pale green and orange paste necklace and brooch suite, two matching bracelets with simulated pearls and colourless paste, and simulated pearls and pale blue paste, in graduated clusters, together with a dark blue and light blue off set square cluster bracelet, a dark blue, sky blue and faux turquoise cluster clip brooch, marked sterling, and a blue and white paste graduated necklace with a waterfall centrepiece, all signed (7)
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Sold for £500
Condition Report
Green and orange suite.
The gilding is a good colour with no obvious wear.
One claw broken to a small orange paste towards the end of the centrepiece.
A little wear to the gilding on the brooch.
Dirty.
Colourless paste bracelet with damage to many of the claws.
The locking pin to the box end of the clasp broken, clasp not secure.
The blue paste one with damage to many of the claws.
Clasp secure.
The two tone blue paste bracelet has the push piece to the tongue missing, so the clasp does not open correctly. Apart from this issue, it appears to have been hardly worn.
The clip brooch appears to have been hardly worn with no obvious issues.
The last necklace has deterioration to the foil on the blue paste so many appear to have lost their colour.
Paste deficient.
All the paste stones are present and claws appear to be intact.
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Auction: Fine Jewellery, Watches and Designer Handbags, 20th Nov, 2019
Jewellery
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