LACLOCHE FRÈRES: CASUAL RUBIES AND DIAMONDS NECKLACE, CIRCA 1912 Negligé-style,...
LACLOCHE FRÈRES: CASUAL RUBIES AND DIAMONDS NECKLACE, CIRCA 1912
Negligé-style, consisting of an oval ring set with calibrated rubies and old-cut diamonds, ending in two pendants, each holding an old-cut diamond surrounded by calibrated rubies, numbered 39797, French hallmarks for 18-karat gold (750 ‰) and platinum (850 ‰), pendant length 5.3 cm, necklace length 46.0 cm, gross weight 9.76 g.
Accompanied by a redacted copy of the original sales invoice from Lacloche Frères, dated May 13, 1912.
LACLOCHE FRÈRES: RUBY AND DIAMOND NEGLIGÉE NECKLACE, CIRCA 1912
Featuring a négligée design, the two old brilliant-cut diamonds are set within calibré-cut ruby surrounds and suspended by diamond-set knife-wire links from a diamond- and ruby-set surmount, numbered 39797, with French assay marks for 18-karat gold and platinum. Pendant length 5.3 cm, necklace length 46.0 cm, gross weight 9.76 grams.
Accompanied by a redacted copy of the original Lacloche Frères sales invoice dated May 13, 1912.
Footnotes:
Originally from Belgium, the Lacloche brothers founded their firm in Paris in 1892 on Rue de Châteaudun, before moving in 1901 to Rue de la Paix, across from Cartier. Sought after by the aristocracy and the crowned heads of Europe, including King Alfonso XIII of Spain and King Edward VII of England, the house enjoyed its golden age from the Belle Époque through the 1920s, a period during which it showcased its creations at the 1925 International Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Paris. Its style, recognizable by its preference for calibrated settings and geometric lines, makes it one of the leading names in Art Deco jewelry.
Of Belgian origin, the Lacloche brothers founded their house in Paris in 1892 on Rue de Châteaudun, before moving in 1901 to Rue de la Paix, across from Cartier. Favored by European aristocracy and royalty, including King Alfonso XIII of Spain and King Edward VII of England, the house enjoyed its golden age from the Belle Époque through the 1920s, presenting its work at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. Its style, characterized by calibré-cut settings and geometric lines, established it as one of the great names in Art Deco jewelry.
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LACLOCHE FRÈRES: CASUAL RUBIES AND DIAMONDS NECKLACE, CIRCA 1912
Negligé-style, consisting of an oval ring set with calibrated rubies and old-cut diamonds, ending in two pendants, each holding an old-cut diamond surrounded by calibrated rubies, numbered 39797, French hallmarks for 18-karat gold (750 ‰) and platinum (850 ‰), pendant length 5.3 cm, necklace length 46.0 cm, gross weight 9.76 g.
Accompanied by a redacted copy of the original sales invoice from Lacloche Frères, dated May 13, 1912.
LACLOCHE FRÈRES: RUBY AND DIAMOND NEGLIGÉE NECKLACE, CIRCA 1912
Featuring a négligée design, the two old brilliant-cut diamonds are set within calibré-cut ruby surrounds and suspended by diamond-set knife-wire links from a diamond- and ruby-set surmount, numbered 39797, with French assay marks for 18-karat gold and platinum. Pendant length 5.3 cm, necklace length 46.0 cm, gross weight 9.76 grams.
Accompanied by a redacted copy of the original Lacloche Frères sales invoice dated May 13, 1912.
Footnotes:
Originally from Belgium, the Lacloche brothers founded their firm in Paris in 1892 on Rue de Châteaudun, before moving in 1901 to Rue de la Paix, across from Cartier. Sought after by the aristocracy and the crowned heads of Europe, including King Alfonso XIII of Spain and King Edward VII of England, the house enjoyed its golden age from the Belle Époque through the 1920s, a period during which it showcased its creations at the 1925 International Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Paris. Its style, recognizable by its preference for calibrated settings and geometric lines, makes it one of the leading names in Art Deco jewelry.
Of Belgian origin, the Lacloche brothers founded their house in Paris in 1892 on Rue de Châteaudun, before moving in 1901 to Rue de la Paix, across from Cartier. Favored by European aristocracy and royalty, including King Alfonso XIII of Spain and King Edward VII of England, the house enjoyed its golden age from the Belle Époque through the 1920s, presenting its work at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. Its style, characterized by calibré-cut settings and geometric lines, established it as one of the great names in Art Deco jewelry.
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