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JEAN SCHLUMBERGER FOR TIFFANY & CO. CITRINE, RUBY AND DIAMOND 'BIRD ON A ROCK' BROOCH
Centring a bird modelled as a Cockatoo surmounted with a gold plume, the body pavé-set with brilliant-cut diamonds, the eye accented by a circular-cut ruby, perched above a claw-set cushion-shaped citrine weighing between 60.00 and 65.00 carats, the diamonds stated to weigh 2.99 carats, mounted in platinum and 18ct gold, length 55mm, numbered, signed Tiffany & Co. Schlumberger Std.
Accompanied by a Tiffany & Co. box.
LITERATURE
Claire Phillips (Ed.), Bejewelled by Tiffany 1837-1987, London, 2006, pp. 275,276 (illustrated, another example).
NOTES
Jean Schlumberger visualized the 'Bird-on-a-Rock' brooch design in 1961 to display a large topaz. For the designer's 1995 retrospective at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, the Tiffany Diamond, a rare 128.54 carat Fancy Yellow diamond, was remounted into this iconic design. Subsequently the brooch was put on permanent display in the brand's flagship store on Fifth Avenue, New York. Today, amongst collectors, this seminal design is instantly identified with the Tiffany brand.
Sold for $50,000
Lot 54
Centring a bird modelled as a Cockatoo surmounted with a gold plume, the body pavé-set with brilliant-cut diamonds, the eye accented by a circular-cut ruby, perched above a claw-set cushion-shaped citrine weighing between 60.00 and 65.00 carats, the diamonds stated to weigh 2.99 carats, mounted in platinum and 18ct gold, length 55mm, numbered, signed Tiffany & Co. Schlumberger Std.
Accompanied by a Tiffany & Co. box.
LITERATURE
Claire Phillips (Ed.), Bejewelled by Tiffany 1837-1987, London, 2006, pp. 275,276 (illustrated, another example).
NOTES
Jean Schlumberger visualized the 'Bird-on-a-Rock' brooch design in 1961 to display a large topaz. For the designer's 1995 retrospective at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, the Tiffany Diamond, a rare 128.54 carat Fancy Yellow diamond, was remounted into this iconic design. Subsequently the brooch was put on permanent display in the brand's flagship store on Fifth Avenue, New York. Today, amongst collectors, this seminal design is instantly identified with the Tiffany brand.
Estimate $45,000 - $60,000
Important Jewels
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8680
6:00pm - 24 April 2023
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra
VIEWING
MEL: Friday 14 - Sunday 16 April, 10am - 4pm
333 Malvern Road, South Yarra VIC
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SYD: Friday 21 - Sunday 23 April, 10am - 4pm
The Bond, 36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra NSW
CONTACT
Hamish Sharma
hamish.sharma@leonardjoel.com.au
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