Jewelry Group, ca. 1950
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GUEST:
I bought them to honor my mother. She had a big collection of art, various kind of arts. And one thing that she collected were jewels. These are, uh, jewels that she, uh, gave to me on various occasions in my life. Around Christmas time, she would actually give each woman in the family a gift. And an example of that is the little flower
APPRAISER:
Mm-hmm.
GUEST:
that came with various stones. So each woman got a different stone. (chuckling): I got the diamond, and I think that it may be from Van Cleef and Arpels.
APPRAISER:
And indeed it is Van Cleef and Arpels. It is stamped "VCA" in the back with a stock number on it. They were scatter pins, and they would be set with diamond, emerald, sapphire and ruby. It's approaching between a carat and a carat and a half. Always very good color and clarity with Van Cleef and Arpels jewelry. These sweet little demure Van Cleef and Arpels flower brooches are just highly desirable. You're looking at anywhere at auction between $2,500 and $3,500.
GUEST:
Oui.
APPRAISER:
The little kitty has a black onyx belly and a cabochon emerald eye that's stamped "VCA" on the back of its ear. Whimsical animals, and specifically cats, do great on auction. People are very passionate about cats. This one is going to be around circa 1950. At auction, $2,000 to $3,000. And then we have these great Bombay turquoise and diamond earrings. Beautifully done, very wearable. And they are clip-ons, which would be apropos for the 1950s as well. Made in France. A conservative estimate would be between $6,000 and $8,000. Oh. Conservative, And that's auction.
GUEST:
Okay.
APPRAISER:
And then we have your little turquoise and diamond in 18-karat yellow gold strawberry. The total carat weight is going to be approximately five carats on the top here. That does have signature on it. It's made in France. We would have to do a little bit more research on it to find out who the maker was.
GUEST:
Okay.
APPRAISER:
But it is the same quality as the others. The strawberry is going to be anywhere between $7,000 and $9,000.
GUEST:
Oh, my goodness. Yeah. So unexpected, yes.
APPRAISER:
And it's a beautiful turquoise circa 1950s jewelry collection.
GUEST:
Yeah. I told you, my mom had great taste. (laughs)
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