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Lot 82 Dα

A platinum Art Deco Egyptian style brooch

Auction 1173 - overview Cologne
02.06.2021, 14:00 - Jewellery and Boxes
Estimate: 8.000 € - 10.000 €
Result: 40.000 € (incl. premium)

A platinum Art Deco Egyptian style brooch

Platin. Elongated pin brooch with a buckle motif crowned by a lotus leaf. Geometrically set with 63 old-cut and transition-cut diamonds (in total ca. 2.90 ct (H/I, si), onyx cabochons, 48 calibrated natural rubies and 48 calibrated sapphires. Hallmarks: Parisian platinum fineness Pt950, “Janesich”, numbered 1708. H 8.5 cm. W 3 cm. Weight15.75 g.
Janesich, Paris, ca. 1925.

The spectacular discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings by Harold Carter in 1922 resulted in an Egypt fashion in the "golden 1920s".

Provenance

Private collection north rhine westphalia.