A German forged 18k bicolour gold black star sapphire and ruby necklace with a large granulation and Ceylon star sapphire pendant. - image-1
A German forged 18k bicolour gold black star sapphire and ruby necklace with a large granulation and Ceylon star sapphire pendant. - image-2
A German forged 18k bicolour gold black star sapphire and ruby necklace with a large granulation and Ceylon star sapphire pendant. - image-3
A German forged 18k bicolour gold black star sapphire and ruby necklace with a large granulation and Ceylon star sapphire pendant. - image-1A German forged 18k bicolour gold black star sapphire and ruby necklace with a large granulation and Ceylon star sapphire pendant. - image-2A German forged 18k bicolour gold black star sapphire and ruby necklace with a large granulation and Ceylon star sapphire pendant. - image-3

Lot 631 Dα

A German forged 18k bicolour gold black star sapphire and ruby necklace with a large granulation and Ceylon star sapphire pendant.

Auction 1229 - overview Cologne
16.11.2023, 16:00 - Jewellery and Watches
Estimate: 15.000 € - 20.000 €

A German forged 18k bicolour gold black star sapphire and ruby necklace with a large granulation and Ceylon star sapphire pendant.

Moulded bi-colour gold chain set with 34 navette form black star sapphires alternating with 34 small rubies (in total c. 3.40 ct) and a central oval ruby (c. 1.00 ct) flanked by two pear-cut black star sapphires. The clasp with a round star sapphire cabochon. With a large removable bombé-form oval pendant with granulation decor set with a large Ceylon sapphire cabochon (c. 24.39 x 19.23 mm) in a white gold setting. Hallmarks: Fineness 750, maker's mark. L necklace 40 cm. Weight 103.01 g. H pendant 6.0 cm; W 3.0 cm; weight 46.58 g. Total weight 149.59 g.
Wilhelm Nagel, Wesseling, 1990s.

Literature

Illus. in Nagel, Wilhelm Nagel, Goldschmied und Silberschmied, Freie Arbeiten und Aufgaben 1948 - 1998, Pulheim/Cologne 1998, colour plate p. 47.