DAZZLING DIAMONDS AT DOYLE NEW YORK
Important Estate Jewelry Goes on the Auction Block on April 16
– Featuring an Important French Art Deco Diamond Bracelet –

AUCTION: TUESDAY APRIL 16, 2002 AT 10AM

	Laura Doyle
	Berj Zavian, Appraiser

April brings showers of diamonds at Doyle New York when the auction house holds a sale of Important Estate Jewelry on Tuesday, April 16 at 10am. The auction will also feature an assortment of wrist and pocket watches, as well as a selection of exquisite objets de vertu. The public is invited to the exhibition on view from Saturday, April 13 through Monday, April 15. Doyle New York is located at 175 East 87th Street in Manhattan.

The auction will offer a wide variety of timeless classics from the Victorian, Edwardian, Art Deco, Retro and Modern eras. Highlighting the sale will be an important French Art Deco diamond and platinum Bracelet. Among the trove of objects de vertu are assorted gold boxes, compacts and other precious items from the Victorian through Retro periods.

"Our April sale features a wide diversity of beautiful pieces,"said Laura Doyle, Director of Doyle's Jewelry Department. "The broad range of offerings includes a stylish garnet necklace from the Victorian era, classic Art Deco platinum and diamond bracelets and dress clips, and an assortment of contemporary jewelry."

INFORMATION AND CATALOGUES:
For information regarding this sale, bidders may call Laura Doyle of Doyle New York at
(212) 427-4141 ext. 221, or email jewelry@DoyleNewYork.com. To order a printed catalogue, please call Subscriptions (212) 427-4141, ext. 257, or email subscriptions@DoyleNewYork.com. The free Internet version of the auction catalogue will be available prior to the sale in the "Catalogues" section of our Web site

MEDIA CONTACT:
Louis LeB. Webre, Vice President, Marketing and Media,
212-427-4141, ext 232 or email louis@DoyleNewYork.com .
Images and interviews are available upon request.

AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS

IMPORTANT ART DECO DIAMOND BRACELET
Platinum, French, hallmarked C&C, seven inches long, 7/8 inches wide, diamonds total approx. 41.25 cts.
Estimate: $75,000-100,000

DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RING
Platinum, Centered with one old mine diamond, approx. 6.96 cts, set to the shoulders with 22 assorted round diamonds, total approx. .80 ct.
Estimate: $20,000-28,000

DIAMOND STRAIGHT LINE BRACELET
Platinum, continuously set with 29 box-set round diamonds, total approx. 11 cts.
Estimate: $9,000-12,000

ART DECO DIAMOND BRACELET
Platinum, the semi-flexible band set with 147 round diamonds, total approx. 4.50 cts., enhanced by assorted calibre-cut synthetic sapphires.
Estimate: $3,000-4,500

SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND RING
Platinum, centered with a cushion-cut sapphire, approx. 13.40 cts., flanked by six round diamonds.
Estimate: $15,000-20,000

DIAMOND BRACELET
Platinum, the flexible bracelet designed as a series of the rectangular plaques,
enhanced with a floral motif, joined by rectangular links, set altogether with 303
assorted round diamonds, total approx. 21 cts.
Estimate: $3,500-5,000

PAIR OF ART DECO DIAMOND CLIPS / BROOCH COMBINATION
Platinum, set with two oval-cut, eight baguette-cut and 88 assorted round diamonds,
total approx. 4.50 cts.
Estimate: $3,500-4,500

SELECTION OF SUMMER JEWELRY

The auction will feature a selection of summer jewelry consigned at an Appraisal Day in Scottsdale, Arizona hosted by Doyleís Arizona Regional Representative, Robbi Kelldorf. Doyleís Jewelry Specialist Berj Zavian, a featured appraiser on the PBS series Antiques Roadshow, traveled to Arizona to share his expertise at the Appraisal Day, and returned with a number of lovely pieces to offer at auction.

SUITE OF GOLD AND CULTURED PEARL JEWELRY
14 kt. yellow gold, comprising a pair of earclips and two pins, each designed as a shell and set with one cultured pearl.
Estimate: $1,000-1,500

PAIR OF SNAIL SHELL EARCLIPS AND PIN
Each designed as a snail shell mounted in 14 kt. yellow gold and terminating in turquoise cabochons, Seaman Schepps.
Estimate: $1,000-1,500