Art Deco Jewels Lead Bonhams Auction

RAPAPORT... An aquamarine and diamond necklace by Cartier will lead thesale of a selection of Art Deco jewels at Bonhams next month.The piece, dated from 1940, is set to go under the hammerestimated at GBP 100,000 to GBP 150,000 ($128,290 to $192,435), along with a pair ofmatching earrings created by the jeweler in 1935. That set is expected to fetchGBP 40,000 to GBP 60,000 ($51,343 to $77,014) at the December 4 London Jewelssale."These splendid jewels not only typify the geometric ArtDeco style, but are also from the 1930s, the decade Cartier began to createstunning aquamarine jewels that were particularly popular with their Britishand American clients," Emily Barber, UK jewelry director for Bonhams, saidMonday.The sale will also include a 1925 Art Deco diamond, enameland gem-set picture bracelet, attributed to Lacloche Fr??res. The piece, whichfeatures articulated panels, pave-set with diamonds, and overlaid withhighly-stylized cherry blossom motifs, black enamel branches, cabochon rubyblooms and cabochon emerald leaves, is estimated at GBP 120,000 to GBP 150,000($153,980 to $192,435).Bonhams will offer one of the largest private collections ofArt Deco clocks at the auction, with 22 of the 24 timepieces, dating from 1908to the end of the Art Deco period, created by Cartier. Other notable items include a ring with an Ashoka-cut,6.42-carat, D-color, internally flawless diamond solitaire. The gem, byBoodles, is estimated at GBP 200,000 to GBP 300,000 ($256,610 to $384,915). Astep-cut, 20.24-carat Colombian emerald and diamond ring will go under thehammer for GBP 160,000 to GBP 180,000 ($205,362 to $231,032), while a ringcontaining a step-cut, 8.202-carat Burmese sapphire and diamonds is expected tofetch GBP 150,000 to GBP 200,000 ($192,435 to $256,610).Bonhams will preview the pieces in Geneva, New York and HongKong in November, and in London in December, prior to the sale.Image: The Cartier aquamarine and diamond necklace. (Bonhams)