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    • Comprising a collar necklace set with a series of 56 irregularly shaped jades, weighing
      approximately 31.25 carats, set within brilliant-cut diamond cluster drops suspended
      from rose-cut diamond surmounts to similarly cut diamond swag spacers, concealed
      clasp, length approximately 39 cm, signed ‘Buccellati’; accompanied by a similar
      bracelet composed of 16 gently graduating irregularly shaped jades set within brilliantcut
      diamond clusters and spacers to rose-cut diamond swags, concealed clasp, length
      19 cm, signed ‘Buccellati’; ear pendants ensuite composed of jade and diamond
      clusters drops of similar design to a jade and diamond multi-swag cluster surmount,
      length 5.8 cm, signed ‘Buccellati’.

  • Provenance

    Accompanied by Replacement Valuation, dated February 2009, signed by Gianmaria Buccellati.

  • Exhibited

    EXHIBITED Buccellati: Timeless Art, Moscow Kremlin Museums, September 2008 –
    January 2009.

  • Literature

    LITERATURE Sylvia Luzzatto, ed., Buccellati: Timeless Art, Milan, 2009, p. 138

  • Artist Biography

    Buccellati

    Italian

    Mario Buccellati, founder of Buccellati, began his career in 1903 as apprentice to the goldsmiths Beltrami e Besnati. Having descended from a family of renowned goldsmiths and jewellers including eighteenth-century jeweller Contardo Buccellati, Mario's expertise and skills set him apart from his jewellery-making contemporaries. His jewels became recognizable by their distinct texture, engraved style and hallmark '15 MI', one of the oldest in Milan.

    In 1919, Buccellati took over Beltrami and opened a string of boutiques in his own name in Rome, Florence and New York. During his life, he created jewels for the most important collecting families across Europe and papal figures. When Mario passed away in 1965, the business was inherited by his sons Gianmaria and Federico, and today the house continues its tradition of unmistakable design and quality under the management of Andrea Buccellati, Gianmaria's son. 

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A unique jade and diamond parure, by Gianmaria Buccellati

Comprising a collar necklace set with a series of 56 irregularly shaped jades, weighing
approximately 31.25 carats, set within brilliant-cut diamond cluster drops suspended
from rose-cut diamond surmounts to similarly cut diamond swag spacers, concealed
clasp, length approximately 39 cm, signed ‘Buccellati’; accompanied by a similar
bracelet composed of 16 gently graduating irregularly shaped jades set within brilliantcut
diamond clusters and spacers to rose-cut diamond swags, concealed clasp, length
19 cm, signed ‘Buccellati’; ear pendants ensuite composed of jade and diamond
clusters drops of similar design to a jade and diamond multi-swag cluster surmount,
length 5.8 cm, signed ‘Buccellati’.

Estimate
£75,000 - 85,000 

Jewels

7 June 2011
London