Jewel/Art object: important antique art object, elephant with...
Jewel/Art object: important antique art object, elephant with extremely valuable gemstone setting, unique specimen, former Maharadja property, India 1st half of the 20th century, estate of court jeweller Roesner
Approx. 24 x 21cm, weight approx. 2750g, of which over 500g 18K gold, finest carving made of lapis lazuli, rich decorations on tusks, feet, trunk, ears and tail, ceiling and canopy made of 18k gold, finest goldsmith work, richly set with valuable gemstones, exquisite colour spectrum of approx. 460 rubies, sapphires, emeralds and tourmalines in different cuts, furthermore oriental pearls, diamonds and coral, altogether approx. 210ct. The elephant is in excellent condition, including a very fine leather box, signed Roesner. According to information available to us, Mr. Hans-Joachim Roesner brought this unique specimen back from one of his many travels from India, where he was looking for valuable gemstones for his customers. He acquired this jewel in the 1960s from the former property of a maharajah, probably made in the 1920s/30s. The current value of this elephant is exceptionally high. An insurance report from 2016 puts the value at around 93,000€. However, only the material value and the goldsmith's work are taken into account, but not the history of this unique piece! ATTENTION: This lot belongs to PART 2 of our 186th auction and will be auctioned on Saturday, 25.04.! Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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Jewel/Art object: important antique art object, elephant with extremely valuable gemstone setting, unique specimen, former Maharadja property, India 1st half of the 20th century, estate of court jeweller Roesner
Approx. 24 x 21cm, weight approx. 2750g, of which over 500g 18K gold, finest carving made of lapis lazuli, rich decorations on tusks, feet, trunk, ears and tail, ceiling and canopy made of 18k gold, finest goldsmith work, richly set with valuable gemstones, exquisite colour spectrum of approx. 460 rubies, sapphires, emeralds and tourmalines in different cuts, furthermore oriental pearls, diamonds and coral, altogether approx. 210ct. The elephant is in excellent condition, including a very fine leather box, signed Roesner. According to information available to us, Mr. Hans-Joachim Roesner brought this unique specimen back from one of his many travels from India, where he was looking for valuable gemstones for his customers. He acquired this jewel in the 1960s from the former property of a maharajah, probably made in the 1920s/30s. The current value of this elephant is exceptionally high. An insurance report from 2016 puts the value at around 93,000€. However, only the material value and the goldsmith's work are taken into account, but not the history of this unique piece! ATTENTION: This lot belongs to PART 2 of our 186th auction and will be auctioned on Saturday, 25.04.! Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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