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Bonhams to Offer Selection of Chaumet Jewels
The pieces span from the Art Deco period to the 1970s and will go up for auction at the Paris Jewels sale later this month.
At its Paris jewelry auction on Apr. 24, Bonhams will offer a single-owner collection of Chaumet jewelry, as well as diamond and colored gemstone pieces, including a diamond necklace from 1840.
Paris—Bonhams will offer a selection of Chaumet jewelry and hand mirrors as part of its Paris Jewels sale later this month.
The Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr auction is set for Apr. 24 and will also feature diamond jewelry, colored gemstone pieces, and designs from several high-end brands including Cartier, Boucheron, Buccellati, Graff and Van Cleef & Arpels.
“Paris Jewels includes a delightful selection of Chaumet originating from a single-owner collection featuring designs spanning the decades from an exceptional Art Deco diamond and ruby bracelet to 1970s stylized malachite and lapis lazuli designs,” said Marine Girardet, Bonhams head of jewelry, France.
“The sale also has highly sought-after pieces of jewelry including a pair of Graff fancy colored diamond earrings and a striking sapphire ring weighing 21.03 carats.”
A highlight of the Chaumet offering is an Art Deco ruby and diamond bracelet that is estimated to sell for €8,000 to €12,000 ($8,900 to $13,300).
The bracelet, pictured at the top of the article, features a geometric design with alternating diamond-set rectangular links and motifs set with calibré-cut rubies.
Two hand mirrors circa 1965 from the brand are for sale, each offered with a Chaumet box.
One is made in white and yellow gold with a coral handle and is estimated to sell for €2,000 to €4,000 ($2,200 to $4,400), while the other, which is made in coral, chrysoprase, aventurine, and 18-karat gold and is estimated to fetch €5,000 to €7,000 ($5,500 to $7,800).
The Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr auction is set for Apr. 24 and will also feature diamond jewelry, colored gemstone pieces, and designs from several high-end brands including Cartier, Boucheron, Buccellati, Graff and Van Cleef & Arpels.
“Paris Jewels includes a delightful selection of Chaumet originating from a single-owner collection featuring designs spanning the decades from an exceptional Art Deco diamond and ruby bracelet to 1970s stylized malachite and lapis lazuli designs,” said Marine Girardet, Bonhams head of jewelry, France.
“The sale also has highly sought-after pieces of jewelry including a pair of Graff fancy colored diamond earrings and a striking sapphire ring weighing 21.03 carats.”
A highlight of the Chaumet offering is an Art Deco ruby and diamond bracelet that is estimated to sell for €8,000 to €12,000 ($8,900 to $13,300).
The bracelet, pictured at the top of the article, features a geometric design with alternating diamond-set rectangular links and motifs set with calibré-cut rubies.
Two hand mirrors circa 1965 from the brand are for sale, each offered with a Chaumet box.
One is made in white and yellow gold with a coral handle and is estimated to sell for €2,000 to €4,000 ($2,200 to $4,400), while the other, which is made in coral, chrysoprase, aventurine, and 18-karat gold and is estimated to fetch €5,000 to €7,000 ($5,500 to $7,800).
A small Chaumet hand mirror, circa 1965, featuring one side in white gold, the other in yellow gold with textured detailing and a red coral handle.
A large Chaumet hand mirror, circa 1965, with coral, chrysoprase, aventurine, and 18-karat gold
A selection of Chaumet malachite and lapis lazuli jewels circa 1970 is also on offer.
A pair of earclips, a ring, and a brooch, each with a foliage-inspired design and textured yellow gold mount, are up for sale.
Each of these pieces is estimated to sell for €5,000 to €7,000 ($5,500 to $7,800).
A stylized foliage motif brooch with malachite and lapis lazuli plaques (left) and a ring in the same style (right)
A pair of Chaumet earclips featuring malachite and lapis lazuli plaques
Other highlights of the sale include a pair of Graff yellow diamond and diamond pendant earrings with a pre-sale estimate of €70,000 to €90,000 ($77,500 to $99,700), and a ring set with 21.03-carat Sri Lankan blue sapphire with an estimate of €50,000 to €80,000 ($55,400 to $88,600).
A pair of Graff earrings set with brilliant-cut diamonds suspending fancy yellow diamonds, one of 3.08 carats and the other 3.03 carats, both with VVS2 clarity
A link chain necklace, circa 1840, designed as a bow, suspending two briolette-cut diamonds
A sapphire and diamond ring with a 21.03-carats cushion shaped blue sapphire of Sri Lankan origin and a mount set throughout with step- and brilliant-cut diamonds
A diamond necklace, circa 1840, is estimated to sell for €50,000 to €70,000 ($55,400 to $77,500).
Additionally, the auction will feature an emerald and diamond bracelet. It is estimated to fetch €24,000 to €28,000 ($26,600 to $31,000).
A bracelet set with nine step-cut octagonal-shaped Colombian emeralds links set between duos of baguette-cut diamonds
A Boucheron ring centering an 11.87-carat cabochon sapphire of Burmese origin set within a baguette- and brilliant-cut diamond surround
Also, a Boucheron ring featuring a Burmese sapphire weighing more than 11 carats is for sale with a pre-sale estimate of €20,000 to €30,000 ($22,200 to $33,200).
On Apr. 14, the week prior to the sale, Bonhams will host Violaine Bigot, head of Heritage Jewellery Collection at Chaumet, for a discussion on Chaumet designs from 1950-1970.
For more information about Bonhams Paris Jewels auction, click here.
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