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TIFFANY & CO. DIAMOND AND TSAVORITE GARNET BROOCH, CIRCA 2005
Modelled as a carnation, the petals pavé-set with brilliant-cut diamonds from a calyx accented with circular-cut tsavorite garnets supported by a tapered stalk embellished with brilliant-cut diamonds between sculpted leaves decorated with tsavorite garnets, the diamonds weighing a total of approximately 16.50 carats, mounted in platinum and 18ct gold, length approximately 135mm, signed Tiffany & Co.
LITERATURE
John Loring, Tiffany Style, 170 Years of Design, Abrams, New York, 2008, p. 37 (illustrated, another example).
NOTES
The life sized 'Lawson Pink' carnation brooch was designed by G. Paulding Farnham for the Tiffany & Co. display at the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Tiffany's chief jewellery designer from the mid-1880s till 1904, Paulding's large-scale flowers were amongst his most distinctive applauded creations, and were received with great international acclaim and firmly placed Tiffany on the international map. His works are recognized as the first true masterpieces of American jewellery design. The carnation brooch featured was commissioned as a later day special order.
Sold for $70,000
Lot 75
Modelled as a carnation, the petals pavé-set with brilliant-cut diamonds from a calyx accented with circular-cut tsavorite garnets supported by a tapered stalk embellished with brilliant-cut diamonds between sculpted leaves decorated with tsavorite garnets, the diamonds weighing a total of approximately 16.50 carats, mounted in platinum and 18ct gold, length approximately 135mm, signed Tiffany & Co.
LITERATURE
John Loring, Tiffany Style, 170 Years of Design, Abrams, New York, 2008, p. 37 (illustrated, another example).
NOTES
The life sized 'Lawson Pink' carnation brooch was designed by G. Paulding Farnham for the Tiffany & Co. display at the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Tiffany's chief jewellery designer from the mid-1880s till 1904, Paulding's large-scale flowers were amongst his most distinctive applauded creations, and were received with great international acclaim and firmly placed Tiffany on the international map. His works are recognized as the first true masterpieces of American jewellery design. The carnation brooch featured was commissioned as a later day special order.
Estimate $75,000 - $100,000
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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