• Christie’s auction / Geneva / 14 May 2012: MRS LILY SAFRA JEWELS FOR HOPE: THE COLLECTION OF MRS LILLY SAFRA
And those are not even the best ones in her collection…
AN ANTIQUE RUBY, SAPPHIRE AND EMERALD TIARA
Provenance
probably Russian, mid-19th Century
AN ANTIQUE RUBY, SAPPHIRE AND EMERALD TIARA | Jewelry Auction</li> | animal, Jewelry | Christie's
A SET OF ANTIQUE PERIDOT AND DIAMOND JEWELLERY
Provenance
Countess Marina Coudenhove-Kalergi (1927-2000)
Count Johannes Coudenhove-Kalergi (1893-1965)
Archduchess Isabella of Austria (1856-1931)
A SET OF ANTIQUE PERIDOT AND DIAMOND JEWELLERY | Jewelry Auction</li> | Jewelry, brooch | Christie's
AN ANTIQUE DIAMOND BROOCH
Provenance
Formerly the Property of a European Royal family
AN ANTIQUE DIAMOND BROOCH | Jewelry Auction</li> | Jewelry, brooch | Christie's
A RUBY AND DIAMOND RING, BY CHAUMET
Provenance
Luz Mila Patino, Countess du Boisrouvray
A RUBY AND DIAMOND RING, BY CHAUMET | Jewelry Auction</li> | Jewelry, ring | Christie's
SIXTEEN SILVER-GILT AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL MENU HOLDERS, BY FABERGÉ, FIFTEEN WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF ANDERS (ANTTI) NEVALAINEN, ONE WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF VIKTOR AARNE, ST PETERSBURG, VARIOUS DATES, VARIOUS INVENTORY NUMBERS
Provenance
Lime green:
Emperor Nicholas II (1868-1918) and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918), purchased from Fabergé's St Petersburg branch on 21 December 1906 for 80 roubles for a pair.
Bright red:
Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918), purchased from Fabergé's St Petersburg branch on 16 November 1908 for 100 roubles.
Rose Pompadour:
Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918), purchased from Fabergé's St Petersburg branch on 30 November 1905 for 60 roubles.
Four hexagonal pale blue:
Sophie of Merenberg, Countess de Torby (1868-1927), purchased from Fabergé's London branch on 3 December 1909 for 21 (from a set of six menus).
A La Vieille Russie, New York
SIXTEEN SILVER-GILT AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL MENU HOLDERS, BY FABERGÉ, FIFTEEN WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF ANDERS (ANTTI) NEVALAINEN, ONE WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF VIKTOR AARNE, ST PETERSBURG, VARIOUS DATES, VARIOUS INVENTORY NUMBERS | Jewelry Auct
A SET OF ANTIQUE DIAMOND BROOCHES AND PAIR OF EARRINGS
Provenance
Formerly the Property of a European Royal family
A SET OF ANTIQUE DIAMOND BROOCHES AND PAIR OF EARRINGS | Jewelry Auction</li> | flowers & plants, Jewelry | Christie's