Bulgari - INTERSECT: Online Auction Hong Kong Thursday, March 24, 2022 | Phillips

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  • Artist Biography

    Bulgari

    Italian

    Originally 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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Lot offered with No Reserve

A Set of Gem-set and Diamond 'Allegra' Jewellery

Ring:
- One rectangular step-cut citrine
- One oval-shaped pink tourmaline
- One pear-shaped cabochon peridot
- One cabochon blue topaz
- Twenty-one brilliant-cut diamonds, 0.71 carats total
- Signed Bulgari, numbered
- Italian assay marks
- 18K gold
- Ring size 7

Earrings:
- Two pear-shaped blue topazes
- Two heart-shaped pink tourmalines
- Two pear-shaped cabochon peridots
- Thirty-eight brilliant-cut diamonds
- Signed Bulgari
- Italian assay marks
-18K gold

Accompanied by two Bulgari cases

Estimate
HK$32,000 - 48,000 
€3,700-5,600
$4,000-6,000

Sold for HK$47,880

Contact Specialist

Hin Hin Wong
Associate Specialist, 20th Century & Contemporary Art, Hong Kong 
+852 2318 2013
hinhinwong@phillips.com

Thomas Perazzi
Head of Watches, Asia 
+852 2318 2031
WatchesHK@phillips.com

Charlene Lau
Head of Jewels, Hong Kong
+852 2318 2039
JewelleryHK@phillips.com

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