SOTHEBY’S TO LAUNCH NEW JEWELLERY AND WATCH SALES … · Icon Zizi Jeanmaire and New Wave Muse...
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Agrément N° 2001 – 002 du 25 octobre 2001 Sale to be held by Cyrille Cohen Press Release Paris Paris | +33 (0)1 53 05 53 66 | Sophie Dufresne | [email protected] | +33 (0)1 53 05 52 32 | Claire Jehl | [email protected] London | +44 20 7293 6000 | Marie-Béatrice Morin | [email protected] Geneva | +41 22 908 48 14 | Catherine Allen | [email protected] SOTHEBY’S TO LAUNCH NEW JEWELLERY AND WATCH SALES IN PARIS The Inaugural Auction celebrates Parisian Chic and France’s Jewellery Tradition Jewels signed by France’s Most Illustrious Maisons Led by Cartier Jewels owned by Ballet Dancer and Fashion Icon Zizi Jeanmaire and New Wave Muse Mireille Darc Joaillerie Paris, 11 October 2018 Caption: Pierre Sterlé, brooch adorned with diamond and semi-precious stones, 1960 Estimate: € 30,000-45,000 Paris, 6 September 2018 - Sotheby’s is pleased to announce a new sale dedicated to Jewellery and Watches in Paris this autumn. This new date in the auction calendar, entitled Joaillerie Paris, will coincide with a double-anniversary this year for Sotheby’s in France: the auction house’s 50 years on French soil, and 20 years in the historic Galerie Charpentier. To mark the occasion, we will present Jewels and Watches from the late 19 th and 20 th century, alongside a small selection of contemporary creations, thus combining the emblematic with the original. Among the designs on offer will be pieces by France’s most illustrious jewellery houses such as Boucheron, Boivin, Cartier, M. Gérard, Sterlé, Van Cleef & Arpels and Chaumet, including jewels set with important diamonds, Kashmir sapphires and Burmese rubies. The new sale will also highlight two celebrated French stars, and their admiration for Cartier: we will offer several Art Déco jewels from the collection of star dancer and fashion icon Zizi Jeanmaire, as well as an evening bag given by actor Alain Delon to his longtime co- star and partner, New Wave muse, actress and director Mireille Darc, in the 1960s.
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AgrémentN°2001–002du25octobre2001SaletobeheldbyCyrilleCohen
Press Release Paris
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SOTHEBY’S TO LAUNCH NEW JEWELLERYANDWATCHSALESINPARIS
The Inaugural Auction celebrates Parisian ChicandFrance’sJewelleryTraditionJewelssignedbyFrance’sMostIllustriousMaisonsLed by Cartier Jewels owned by Ballet Dancer and FashionIconZiziJeanmaireandNewWaveMuseMireilleDarc JoaillerieParis,11October2018Caption:PierreSterlé,broochadornedwithdiamondandsemi-preciousstones,1960Estimate:€30,000-45,000
Paris, 6 September 2018- Sotheby’s is pleased to announce a new sale dedicated toJewelleryandWatchesinParisthisautumn.Thisnewdateintheauctioncalendar,entitledJoaillerieParis,willcoincidewithadouble-anniversarythisyearforSotheby’sinFrance:theauctionhouse’s50yearsonFrenchsoil,and20yearsinthehistoricGalerieCharpentier.Tomarktheoccasion,wewillpresentJewelsandWatchesfromthelate19thand20thcentury,alongsideasmallselectionofcontemporarycreations,thuscombiningtheemblematicwiththeoriginal.AmongthedesignsonofferwillbepiecesbyFrance’smostillustriousjewelleryhouses such as Boucheron, Boivin, Cartier, M. Gérard, Sterlé, Van Cleef & Arpels andChaumet, including jewels setwith important diamonds, Kashmir sapphires and Burmeserubies.The new sale will also highlight two celebrated French stars, and their admiration forCartier:wewillofferseveralArtDécojewelsfromthecollectionofstardancerandfashioniconZiziJeanmaire,aswellasaneveningbaggivenbyactorAlainDelontohislongtimeco-starandpartner,NewWavemuse,actressanddirectorMireilleDarc,inthe1960s.
TheCollectionofZiziJeanmaireandRolandPetit
Theworldof20th-centuryballetanddanceinFranceisdeeplyintertwinedwiththeworkoftwo artists: Zizi Jeanmaire, star of themusic hall, and Roland Petit, a choreographer anddancerwhoconstantlyreinventedhisstyleandvisuallanguage.Inhiswords,“Dance,inallitssophistication,mustalsobethereflectionofitstime;itsvocabularyisprecise,andsoall
that is needed is to add today’s spirit to itsviolence and its technicality, and to take adifferent approach to the way it is taught. Wehave longsince leftbehindthe19thcentury,so–without forsaking the 20th century and itsgeniuses-letuscontemplatethefuture.”Selected jewels in thecollection celebratethe principles and thedevelopment of the
Art Déco style, among them this ladies’watch by Cartier fromRose Repetto, Roland Petit’s mother (estimate: €10,000 –15,000)andadiamond,platinumandrockcrystalbroochfrom1920 (estimate: €4,000-6,000). Among other jewels offering aglimpseintothehistoryofjewellerydesignareadiamond,ivoryandaventurineclip,mountedbyCartier(estimate:€10,000–15,000)andaringadornedwitha6.25-caratCeylonsapphire(estimate:€6,000–8,000)bothcreatedinthemid-19thcentury.EveningbaggivenbyAlainDelontoMireilleDarc
The sale on October will also present a vermeil evening bagadornedwith sapphires and diamondswhichwas a gift fromAlainDelontohislongtimepartnerMireilleDarcinthe1960s.The French actress was fond of carrying this charmingaccessory with her when she went to the opera, and it ischaracteristic of Cartier’s designs of the time. The motiffeaturing radiating lines perfectly complement its shape, andthe clasp is set with a cabochon sapphire and brilliant-cutdiamonds(estimate:€7,000-10,000).
JewelsandWatchesfromVariousCollections
Theoverarchingthemewhichbringsthesaletogetheristhefreedom,romanceandeleganceofParis,whichhasalwaysprovidedinspirationforthegreatest jewellersofthecity’scelebratedPlaceVendôme, ledbyCartier.AdiamondringsetwithaKashmirsapphireweighing6.45carats from around 1980 (estimate: €200,000-400,000) and adiamond solitaire, featuring a 5.17-carat pear-shaped stone, signedby Cartier (estimate: €250,000-350,000), are among the stand-outpiecesinthisgroup.
Exclusive to Cartier’s prestigious Paris branch, a model A,pendule Mystérieuse clock, is sure to be among the mosthighly anticipated lots in the sale (estimate: €350,000-550,000). Embellished with agate, enamel and diamonds, itdatesfromthe1930s,themostacclaimedperiodofproductionforthisprestigiousjewelleryhouse.Named for the secret mechanism cleverly hidden in theirdesign,theseclocksknownaspendulesMystérieuseshavelongbeen a source of fascination: they bring together preciousmaterials and ingenious design, the result of many longmonthsofcarefulcraftsmanship.
The finest workmanship is also on display elsewhere in the sale,reflecting Parisian tastes. An example is a Chaumet ring set with astunningKashmirsapphireweighing12.84carats.Renownedfortheirintense deep blue hue, their clarity and their rarity, sapphires fromKashmirarethemostsought-afterintheworld(estimate:€100,000–200,000).Thering’sprovenance–thecollectionofafamilyfromtheFrenchnobility–completesthejewel’simpeccablepedigree.
ThesecreationswillbeofferedalongsidejewelsfromillustriousjewelleryhousesincludingVanCleef&Arpels,suchasagoldanddiamonddemi-paruremadeupofapairofearringsandabrooch,fromthe1950s(estimate:€6,000-8,000);M.Gérardwithademi-parureingoldsetwithcabochonrubiesandbrilliant-cutdiamonds,whichwillbesoldtobenefittheNotre Dame foundation (estimate: €30,000-50,000); and a pair of ruby and diamondearringsfrom1930,signedbyRenéBoivin(estimate:€40,000-60,000).
Finally, fromPierre Sterlé: a sumptuous brooch adornedwith diamonds, sapphires andsemi-preciousstones,fromaround1960,perfectlyillustratestheoriginalityandstyleofthisjewellerymaison(estimate:€30,000-45,000).
JOAILLERIEPARISAuctioninParis,11October2018
Exhibition:Saturday6-Wednesday10October2018(ClosedonSunday,7October)
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