No Reserve
40
Bulgari
Tourmaline and Diamond Pendent Necklace, 'Lucea', and Topaz and Diamond Pendent Necklace, 'Parentesi'
- Estimate
- HK$16,000 - 30,000•€1,900 - 3,500$2,000 - 3,800
HK$19,050
Lot Details
The 'Lucea' necklace designed as a line of buff-top aquamarines suspending a diamond-set navette-shaped terminal, spaced by conical links, to the link chain, pendant length approximately 75 mm, chain maximum length approximately 430 mm; and the 'Parentesi' necklace, set with a double rose-cut topaz, suspended from a diamond-set bail, to the oval-link chain, pendant length approximately 28 mm, chain maximum length approximately 470 mm, both mounted in white gold, signed Bulgari, Italian assay mark, maker's mark.
Specialist
Bulgari
ItalianOriginally from Kalarites, Greece, Sotirios Voulgaris emigrated to Rome because of Greece's rising poverty and difficulty separating from the Ottoman Empire. He set foot on Italian soil in 1880 with little money in his pocket and spent the next four years preparing what would go on to become Italy's oldest jewelry company. In 1884, Bulgari opened its doors to the Italian people with its offering of jewelry and accessories. Bulgari's style takes from traditions in Greek and Roman craftsmanship to elegantly balance volume and subtlety. Later, in the late 1960s, Bulgari bridged classicism and modernity by introducing its seductive, now-iconic Serpenti collection of snake-shaped coil bracelets and watches. It is through its meticulous combination of influences that Bulgari has garnered an international and loyal high-profile clientele, which included Elizabeth Taylor and Audrey Hepburn. These Hollywood stars have immortalized the house's unique gem-adorned bracelets, necklaces and earrings in rounded forms.
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