- Collier mit Brillanten und Smaragden
auction 379, Lot 1070
JEWELLERY
on 20 March 2018
Collier mit Brillanten und Smaragden
Differenzbesteuerung
A DIAMOND AND EMERALD SET COLLIER
Rio de Janeiro, 1980s-1990s, probably HANS STERN
18K yellow gold, stamped. Goldmakers mark S. Circa 339 brilliant-cut diamonds, altogether circa 3 carats; 40 baguette-cut diamonds and 2 triangle-cut diamonds, altogether circa 2 carats; quality of the diamonds: TW-W (G-H), VVS-VS. 27 navette-cut emeralds, altogether circa 1 carat; 2 faceted pear-cut emeralds, altogether circa 0.20 carats; 84 square-cut emeralds, altogether circa 4 carats; 1 large navette-cut emerald of circa 0.90 carats. Colour of emeralds: beautiful bright intense green.
Length circa 42 cm. Circa 111.10 g.
Together with: Original fitted box.
Hans Stern (1922-2007), better known under his jewelery logo H.Stern, fled Germany in 1938 to settle in Brazil. In Rio de Janeiro he was first employed by a stamp dealer and then by a jeweler, who ignited Sterns passion for the precious stones of Brazil. The passion for these stones earned Stern the nickname "king of colourful jewels". Through clever marketing and collaborations with famous personalities who, like Cathérine Deneuve, designed their own collections, he managed to gain world wide status - falling in league with the likes of Tiffany and Cartier.
