Italian tiara, Kashmir sapphire to feature at Sotheby's auction
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Italian tiara, Kashmir sapphire to characteristic at Sotheby's sale
A tiara passed downward through generations of Italy's regal family will exist amidst the highlights at a Sotheby's auction of jewels in Geneva side by side calendar week.
GENEVA: A tiara passed down through generations of Italy'due south regal family will be among the highlights at a Sotheby'southward auction of jewels in Geneva next week.
Dating to the 2d one-half of the 19th century, the tiara was a nuptials souvenir to Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo upon her marriage in 1867 to Amadeo I of Savoy, later on male monarch of Spain.
The tiara features graduated gyre motifs set with diamonds and natural pearls and is on sale with an estimate toll of U.s.$i million to The states$1.v million.
"It's a true, cute and historic piece which has remained in the House of Savoy for over 150 years," said Benoit Repellin, caput of magnificent jewels sales at Sotheby's.
The May xi sale besides features large diamonds and coloured gemstones, including a 1930s sapphire and diamond brooch featuring the largest Kashmir sapphire ever to appear at sale - a 55.19-carat oval gem - alongside a Kashmir sapphire weighing 25.97 carats.
Estimated to fetch U.s.a.$ii million to US$3 million, it belonged to an heiress of the Guinness brewery fortune, said Olivier Wagner, senior director of the jewellery section at Sotheby'south.
Kashmir sapphires are sought subsequently as they were discovered at the end of the 19th century and the mines were but exploited over xx years, he told Reuters.
"The merely way to find them is to buy them at sale," he said.
(Reporting by Denis Balibouse, Writing past Michael Shields; Editing past Janet Lawrence)
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