$2,607
Rare Prototype Leaf and Butterfly Festoon Necklace, Miriam Haskell, c. 1960, designed and executed by Robert F. Clark, designed as gilded metal leaves with filigree butterfly motifs, prong-set strass, roses montees , and imitation pearls, lg. 26 1/2 in., signed. Note: Pictured in The Jewels of Miriam Haskell by Deanna Farneti Cera, p. 159. According to Robert F. Clark, this model was never put into production. A touch of green oxidation at clasp. Backs otherwise without visible issues. Loss to imitation pears in the centers of some leaves, not obtrusive.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-12-07