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VAN CLEEF & ARPELS DIAMOND NECKLACE TAKES TOP LOT AT
DOYLE NEW YORK'S ESTATE JEWELRY AUCTION
September 17 Sale Featured Important Jewelry from the Estates
of Mattie-King S. Hardy, Gladys Wiener Burg, and Broadway and Hollywood
Actress Dolores Gray
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Laura
Doyle
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Berj
Zavian, Appraiser
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On Wednesday,
September 17, 2003, Doyle New York held an auction of Important Estate
Jewelry including property from a number of private collections and prominent
estates. Special sections of the sale showcased jewelry from the estates
of Mattie-King S. Hardy, Gladys Weiner Burg, and actress Dolores Gray,
all of New York. Highlighting the auction was a stunning diamond necklace
by Van Cleef and Arpels from the estate of Mattie-King S. Hardy. The necklace
more than doubled its pre-sale estimate of $70,000-90,000, and sold to
a New York buyer for $186,700. With competitive bidding from the crowded
salesroom and the telephones, as well as from absentee and Internet bids,
the auction totaled a strong $1,618,343 against an estimate of $1,318,225-1,812,845,
with 88% sold by lot and value.
"I am
very pleased with the extraordinary prices that were achieved at the auction,"
said Laura Doyle, Director of Doyle New York's Jewelry Department. "We
are seeing a remarkably strong market for high quality jewelry, especially
signed pieces and exceptional stones."
Doyle New
York's next auction of Important Estate Jewelry is scheduled for December
9. For more information, contact Laura Doyle, Director of Doyle New York'
Jewelry Department at (212) 427-4141, ext. 221, or email jewelry@DoyleNewYork.com.
For catalogues, call the Subscriptions Department at (212) 427-2730, or
email subscriptions@DoyleNewYork.com. The free, illustrated Internet catalogue
will be available prior to the sale at DoyleNewYork.com.
NEXT AUCTION
Tuesday, December 9, 2003 at 10am
EXHIBITION
December 6 - 8
INFORMATION
Laura Doyle, 212-427-4141, ext. 221, jewelry@DoyleNewYork.com
CATALOGUE
Subscriptions Department, 212-427-4141, ext. 257, subscriptions@DoyleNewYork.com
MEDIA
CONTACT
Louis LeB. Webre, Vice President, Marketing and Media, 212-427-4141, ext
232, louis@DoyleNewYork.com
Images and interviews are available upon request.
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HIGHLIGHTS
FROM THE ESTATE OF MATTIE-KING S. HARDY
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Lot
394 (middle)
Diamond Necklace
Platinum, of garland design, set with two hundred seventeen baguette-cut
diamonds, total approximately 32.69 cts., thirty-two round diamonds,
total approximately 13.88 cts., having a detachable central section
set with fifteen pear-shaped diamonds, total approximately 14.29
cts., signed VCA and numbered 24820.
Sold
for $186,700
Lot
395 (bottom)
Diamond Twin Stone Ring
Platinum, of crossover design, set with two pear-shaped diamonds,
total approx. 6 cts., and fourteen baguette-cut diamonds, total
approx. 1 ct., signed Cartier.
Sold for $28,680
Lot
393 (top)
Sapphire and Diamond Ring
Platinum, set with one oval sapphire, approx. 35 cts., the mounting
set with assorted rose-cut diamonds.
Sold for $21,510
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Lot
428
Ruby and Diamond 'Zip' Combination Necklace and Bracelet
18 kt. yellow gold, of zipper design, set with one hundred forty-six
round diamonds, total approximately 9.96 cts. and fifty round rubies,
total approximately 12.02 cts., signed Van Cleef & Arpels, New
York, USA, Made in France and numbered 18094.
Sold
for $56,762
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HIGHLIGHTS
FROM THE GLADYS WIENER BURG COLLECTION
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Lot
463
Diamond Combination Necklace and Bracelets
Platinum, comprising one bracelet set with sixty graduated baguette-cut
diamonds, ranging from .70 to .30 CT, total approx. 30 CTS, the
other bracelet set with sixty-two slightly graduated baguette-cut
diamonds, ranging from .30 to .20 CT, total approx. 15 CTS, the
two bracelets can be joined to form a choker.
Sold
for $62,737
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Lot
461
Large Pear-Shaped Diamond Ring
Platinum, set to the center with one large pear-shaped diamond,
approx. 18.18 CTS, flanked by two large tapered baguette-cut diamonds,
total approx. 1.30 CTS.
Sold
for $41,825
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Lot
469
Diamond Bracelet
Platinum, the flexible bracelet composed of two rows of domed links
centered by a row of round and marquise-shaped diamonds, set altogether
with seven marquise-shaped diamonds, total approx. 5.25 CTS, twenty
two round diamonds, total approx. 11 CTS, two hundred twelve assorted
baguette-cut diamonds, total approx. 38.25 CTS, thirty-two square-cut
diamonds, total approx. 1 ct., and forty-four small round diamonds,
total approx. 1 CT.
Sold
for $27,485
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Lot 466
Diamond Feather Pin
Platinum, designed as a curved feather, set throughout with one
hundred ninety-nine assorted baguette-cut diamonds, twelve assorted
triangular-cut diamonds and two half-moon shaped diamonds, total
approx. 25 CTS Length 4 1/2 inches.
Sold
for $38,240
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HIGHLIGHTS
FROM THE ESTATE OF ACTRESS DOLORES GRAY
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Lot 550
Pear-Shaped Diamond Engagement Ring
Platinum, set to the center with a large pear-shaped diamond, approx.
18.61 cts., set to the shoulders with one pear-shaped diamond, approx.
1.24 CTS, and one pear-shaped diamond, approx. 1.32 CTS.
Sold
for $130,700
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Lot
549
Diamond Line Bracelet
Platinum, set continuously with fifty-eight slightly graduated baguette-cut
diamonds, total approx. 14 cts., approx. 26 dwt. Length 7 1/4 inches.
Sold for $14,937
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Lot
544
Pair of Diamond Earclips with Detachable Ruby and Diamond Pendants
Platinum, the bow design earclips set to the center with two pear-shaped
diamonds, total approx. 2.50 CTS, additionally set with fifty assorted
baguette-cut diamonds and ninety assorted round diamonds, total
approx. 6.50 CTS, the cascading pendants set altogether with six
round diamonds, six pear-shaped diamonds and assorted baguette-cut
diamonds, total approx. 3.50 CTS, additionally set with six cabochon
rubies.
Sold
for $11,950
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Lot
547
Ruby and Diamond Ring
The platinum shank, enhanced with 18 kt. yellow gold, of turban
design, set to the top with twelve oval rubies, total approximately
9 CTS, set to the shoulders with ninety-four assorted small round
diamonds, total approx. 6.50 CTS, signed David Webb.
Sold
for $11,352
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Lot
546
Pair of Diamond Pendant Earrings
Platinum, each pendant design earring set with one pear-shaped old
mine diamond, approx. 1.50 cts., set altogether with twenty-eight
assorted round old mine cut diamonds, total approx. 3.50 cts., total
approx. 4.4 dwt. Length 1 1/4 inches.
Sold for $10,755
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THE
ESTATE OF DOLORES GRAY
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Dolores
Gray surrounded by highlights from her collection of fine jewelry.
The photo depicts Ms. Gray in the Broadway musical, Destry Rides
Again, for which she received a Tony Award nomination in 1960
for leading actress in a musical.
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Doyle New York is honored to offer at auction jewelry from the estate
of legendary Broadway and Hollywood actress Dolores Gray. Ms. Gray
began her career at 14 singing in Hollywood supper clubs where,
in 1939, she was discovered by Rudy Vallee and introduced to his
national radio audience. In 1944, she appeared as a nightclub singer
in the film Mr. Skeffington, starring Bette Davis, and in
the same year made her debut on the Broadway stage in Seven Lively
Arts. When Ethel Merman declined the London tour of Annie
Get Your Gun, Ms. Gray stepped in and played the lead for three
successful years. The toast of London's West End, Ms. Gray broke
all attendance records at the Coliseum theatre, playing the role
of the saucy sharpshooter to over 2.5 million people, including
the Royal Family. In 1954, she won the Tony Award for her role in
the Broadway musical, Carnival in Flanders. Signed on by
MGM in 1955, she appeared in a string of Hollywood musicals, including
Kismet, It's Always Fair Weather, and The Opposite
Sex. In the years that followed, Ms. Gray appeared in television
variety shows, recorded for Capital Records, headlined acclaimed
nightclub acts, and returned to the stage for productions in New
York and London.
"My
mother once said to me, 'It's not a very happy life unless you make
it very big.'" —Dolores Gray
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