$13,035
14kt Gold and Gem-set Charm Bypass Bracelet, c. 1940, the hinged form with eight Art Deco enamel and gem-set charms including champagne in a cooler, a bunny rabbit, two flower bouquets, a husband in a doghouse, an elf blowing a bubble, a collie, and ruffled bloomers with a dangling padlock, 70.4 dwt, (small enamel losses, missing stone). Note: Descended in the family of Rockwell C. Tenney of Boston, Hyannisport, and Grand Cayman Island. Mr. Tenney was a World War II veteran who founded a public utility investment firm and was for a time Chairman of Orange and Rockland. Charm Bypass Bracelet: Bubble blower: small loss to enamel on one curly slipper Dog: without issues Bloomers: two calibre-cut rubies gone Bouquet with ruby: minute losses to enamel, visible under loupe Dog house: no issues Pearl bouquet: no issues Bunny: loupe visible abrasion ot ruby eye Champagne: loss to green enamel on bottle Diamonds on all charms are pleasant Mount with some slight surface wear, small areas of tarnish, good tension in hinge springs
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-09-15
