Bidding has started at the Christie’s Important Jewels online auction, being hosted in London from 4 to 18 November.
The sale presents a diverse array of jewels dating from the late eighteenth century through to present day, from a group of Victorian insect brooches, opulent Belle Epoque and Art Deco jewels, bold yellow gold gem-set and enamel designs from the 1960s to 1980s, to a wide selection of signed contemporary pieces by the world’s most renowned jewellery houses including Bulgari, Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Graff and Tiffany & Co.
A highlight of the sale is a bracelet (estimate £8,000-12,000), formerly in the collection of the late Dame Vera Lynn, which will be sold to benefit The Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity. A beautiful cultured pearl, diamond and enamel bracelet, it features an enamel plaque depicting the iconic image of blue birds flying over the White Cliffs of Dover in reference to Dame Vera’s great wartime hit record. This special and highly personal bracelet was made in 2007 by the Queen’s Jeweller Harry Collins to mark Dame Vera’s 90th birthday.
Bidding will begin closing, lot by lot, on 18 November. Browse the sale here.
In the run up to the festive season, November is an established month for live and online jewellery auctions. Sales of note this year, include:
- Bonhams, California 10 Nov 2020 California Jewels
- Bonhams, London 12 Nov 2020 London Jewels
- Sotheby’s, Geneva 12 Nov 2020 Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels
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Photo: Cultured pearl, enamel and diamond ‘WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER’ bracelet. Christies’s