Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 10 October 2016
Jewellery, Property of the Hardebeck Estate, 20th Century Glass, Silver and Furniture
Lot Estimate
ZAR 60 000 - 70 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 159 152
About this Item
Russia - South Africa 1913-2006
Amethyst and gold fringe necklace, designed by Vladimir Tretchikoff
designed as a graduated fringe of articulated arrow-shaped amethysts of various cuts, suspended from a herring-bone chain embellished with claw-set round-cut amethysts, the central drop composed of three pear-shaped and a round-cut amethyst, length approximately 400mm
Notes
According to Boris Gorelik:
"Also exhibited at Birmingham was this necklace of amethyst crystals, which Tretchikoff had designed for his wife, Nathalie. It was crafted by a professional jeweller in Cape Town based on Tretchikoff’s original sketches. The crystals were part of the rock that had been used to produce the Fish of Amethyst.
According to Nathalie, her husband was so immersed in the process of designing this item that he used to stay in his studio until early in the morning. Sometimes, he brought the gems along to the bedroom so that he could get new ideas in the middle of the night".
Provenance
The Tretchikoff Family Private Collection
