Sold for:
$7,638
$7,638
Antique 18kt Gold, Portrait Miniature, and Diamond Pendant/Brooch, Tiffany & Co. , depicting the Duchesse d'Angouleme with plumes in her hair and wearing elaborate jewels, the shaped mount with floral and bow motifs, set with old European and old single-cut diamond melee, 1 1/8 x 1 3/4 in., signed and identified on the reverse, (scratches to crystal). Note: Accompanied by a photocopy of a letter from Tiffany & Co. dated February 2, 1945, identifying the sitter as the Duchesse d'Angouleme, Marie Therese Charlotte, daughter of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, (1778-1851). A similar example is in the collection of the Newark Museum.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2007-06-12
