A MID 20TH CENTURY DIAMOND, OPAL, AND RUBY TIARAThe scrolled gold coloured tiara with graduated old cut diamond and polished cabochon opal clusters, with further rose cut and old mine cut diamond accented settings, approximately 10.32 carats total, with circular cabochon, circular cut and step cut ruby accents, the principal oval cluster removes from the setting, with additional screw in brooch fitting, the two smaller diamond and opal clusters unscrew, with fold out stud fittings verso, unmarked, in a partial box, with sticker verso stating Marquis Jean P. De Chambrun, Vernon Manor Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219 Size/dimensions: the front section 7.8cm high, principal opal, diamond and ruby cluster 3.8cm longGross weight: 211.4 grams Provenance: The Late Jean Pierre François Joseph Pineton de Chambrun, Marquis de Chambrun, Marquis d'Amefreville (1903 - 2004) and Muriel, Marquise de Chambrun. Thence by family descentJean Pierre Pineton was the eldest son of French politician and diplomat Charles Louis Antoine Pierre Gilbert Pineton de Chambrun (1865-1954) and his American wife, Margaret Rives Nichols (1872-1949). The de Chambrun family had a distinguished history as important French politicians in the French Senate and French Chamber of Deputies and were direct descendants of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette. Margaret Rives Nichols was born into the 19th century millionaire Longworth Storer family in Cincinnati. Although profoundly deaf, Jean Pierre studied biochemistry at the Institut Pasteur and art at the Horace Vernet school. As a member of at the Cercle de l'Union Artistique in France, Jean Pierre became an acclaimed painter and designer of jewellery, wrought iron and crystal for Baccarat. He married his first wife the French heiress, Gisèle Hugot-Gratry (1909-2005), in the late 1920s and they had three sons together. The family left France during World War II as Jean Pierre was a staunch opponent of the wartime Vichy Government in France, and they settled in Cincinnati for the duration of the war. After the war Gisèle returned to France with their sons and their marriage ended in divorce. Jean Pierre lived in Lucca in Northern Italy with his sister Marthe de Chambrun, Principessa Ruspoli-Poggio Suasa, in the 1950s although they subsequently moved to Tangier. Whilst living in Tangier Jean Pierre was introduced to Muriel McIntosh Villar. Muriel had moved to Tangier after the war, having lost her first husband during the Malayan Emergency, to live with her retired Sergeant Major father. Muriel and Jean Pierre married in 1963 and would spend their 40 year marriage between France, the United States and the Algarve in Portugal. When they stayed in America between the late 1960s and early 1970s, they would always stay at Vernon Manor Hotel in Clifton, Cincinnati. Interestingly the base of the tiara box offered with the tiara has a label stating the Marquis of Chambrun's name and confirming the address as the Vernon Manor Hotel. Jean Pierre and Muriel toured America lecturing about his ancestor the Marquis de Lafayette, and Lafayette's role in defeating the British during the American Revolution and War of independence. Muriel also became a celebrated poetess and won several awards including Ohio Poet of the year in 1976 for her Book Of Poems "Sudden Spring", and an award from Cincinnati University in 1970 for her first book "Salisbury Cathedral". Jean Pierre and Muriel were fêted by American society at large, and were known to several American President's including Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and George Bush Junior for their work in promoting Franco-American relations. Opal tiaras are extremely rare, and only one other tiara set with opals is known. The Princess Marie of Denmark opal tiara was an exuberant Art Nouveau creation of large, towering opal set floral sprays. The tiara was re-set by Princess Marie's daughter-in-law Princess Viggo, into a simpler diadem. This opal diadem was passed down to the Count and Countess Flemming of Rosenborg, and has not been seen being worn in public since it was last worn at the wedding of King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway in 1968.Condition Report: The seven graduated opal and diamond clusters appear to have originally been part of an earlier piece, and have been soldered onto the gold scrolling tiara. There is evidence of lead solder being used to attach these clusters, but the soldering is all very tidy. The clusters are in our opinion late 19th century/early 20th century. The removable central panel and earring clusters were originally fixed to the body of the tiara, and then the bar supports and screw in fittings later added in order to make the tiara convertible. There are very small areas of lead solder repair below the cluster to the central front panel, one of the joins is visible to the front of the tiara. The opals have surface reaching and internal crazing that is visible to the naked eye, no chips nicks or scuffs. The diamonds are all present and correct, bright and lively, mostly VS-SI, some with inclusions visible with a 10x loupe. One of the smaller diamonds is chipped. The rubies are all present and correct, well matched in colour, one square cut ruby is cracked right through. The setting is unmarked, but is in our opinion 18 carat gold. Condition Report Disclaimer
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A Baccarat Faceted Millefiori Garland Paperweight, circa 1850, worked with a central multi-coloured floret within blue and white trefoil garlands8cm diameterProvenance: Sotheby's, New Bond Street, 24 November 1986, lot 364Small chips to the facet edges on the lower section of the weight. Some light surface scratchers. No re polishing. Free from cracks.
A Baccarat Butterfly Garlanded Paperweight, circa 1850, the insect with mosaic and marbled wings within green and white canes, star cut base8cm diameterProvenance: With Spink & Son Ltd, 19.2.79No notable scratches or wear to the top and sides. Free from cracks and no signs of re polishing. Some small chips to the facets of the star cut base.
A group of four small crystal Lalique bowls comprising a small 'Honfleur' bowl, 15cm diameter, a 'Ducolique' bon-bon dish, 15.5cm long, a 'Nancy' dish, 21cm wide, and a 'Philippines' leaf pattern dish, 19cm wide overall, together with a modern frosted and clear glass Baccarat timepiece with quartz movement 8cm high, and a Baccarat hexagonal dish, 13cm diameter (6)
An extensive Baccarat green tinted cut glass wine service, Nonancourt pattern, circa 1950s, each with a gilt engraved monogram DC, hobnail and pinecone decoration, including red wine, champagne and sherry glasses, finger bowls and stands, decanters, crescent side plates etc. approx 20 of each glass with 30+ bowls and stands
SPODE; an oversized tea kettle decorated in the 'Italian' pattern, height 32cm, together with a Baccarat lidded glass vase (boxed), a large clear glass wine glass etched with a stag in landscape and a Belgian Art Pottery jug (4).Condition Report: The Belgian jug with a crack to the glaze and chipping to the rim, otherwise each presented in good condition.
BACCARAT; nine champagne glasses with a Baccarat decanter and stopper, with two unmarked ewers, a further decanter and stopper, a John Rocha for Waterford water ewer, eight tall drinking glasses, six whisky tumblers, fifteen white wine glasses with etched detailing to the underside and six champagne flutes, similar and other decorative glassware.
A three-piece Baccarat crystal and ormolu centrepiece, designed as three petal-rimmed trumpet vases with spiral body above a crystal bowl with similar design, resting on a gilt-bronze c-scroll tripartite base, one bowl with Baccarat impressed mark, central piece 30 cm high x 22 cm diameterProvenance: Contents of the Estate of Sir Frank Williams CBE and Lady Virginia Williams.
Various items of collectible glass to include a Waterford Crystal 'The Millennium Collection: A Toast to the Year 2000' set of two wine flutes, height 23.5cm, in presentation box, a modern Baccarat crystal photograph frame with cut stand, pattern unknown, in red Baccarat box, height of frame 18cm, length of stand 14cm, a pair of Tiffany & Co crystal candlesticks in the form of Corinthian columns, with stepped turned top and base, length 20cm and a boxed glass stem vase of tapered square shape, length 22.5cm (4).Condition Report: Candlesticks are in green Tiffany & Co. box, all appear to be in good condition.
A Baccarat Dupont glass concentric millefiori paperweight, set with a garland, centred by a stardust cane, encircled by a concentric ring of pink cog canes and a larger garland of pink pastry mould and green complex cogwheel canes 7cm diameter the second, a miniature example with a central cog cane surrounded by a ring of seven cogs and an outer ring composed of five Clichy roses separated by an arrangement of ten edelweiss canes 4.5cm diameterThe larger: a couple of light bruises and surface scratchingThe smaller: with several surface bruises/chips and some surface scratching
A set of ten Baccarat red wine glasses / goblets of trumpet form, shaped stem to circular base, etched 'BACCARAT FRANCE', 6 1/8in. (15.6cm.) high, together with seven matching white wine glasses, 5¼in. (13.4cm.) high. (17)* Condition: Two Red Wine glasses with chips / nibbles to rim, otherwise good condition, some etched marks rubbed.
An unusual and rare Baccarat Maltese Cross / cruciform glass paperweight 19th century, the rich pillar-box red ground set in the centre with an opaque-white cross and surrounded by a garland of white star-head florettes with green centres, 2¾in. (7cm.) diameter.* Provenance: Sotheby's New Bond Street, London, late 1960s/early 1970s - auction catalogue clipping with lot. Footnote states lot previously sold at Sotheby's London, 27th June 1966, Lot 144.** Condition: Natural tiny inclusions inside the glass. Some scratching to edge of base and several scratches and tiny nicks to surface of glass to centre of base. A few tiny nibbles to foot rim.
A Baccarat close-packed millefiori mushroom glass paperweight c.1850, the well-formed central tuft tightly packed with colourful composite canes, the base encircled by a blue and white spiral torsade, star-cut base, 3in. (7.7cm.) diameter.* Provenance: Sotheby's New Bond Street, London, 26th January 1970, Lot 145. Auction catalogue clipping with lot.** Condition: Natural inclusions inside glass. Line of tiny grazes near top of weight and small scratches & nicks across the upper surface, plus a few longer scratches. Scratching/wear and one tiny nick to edge of base.
A dated Baccarat close-packed millefiori glass paperweight dated B 1848, comprising of numerous assorted complex canes of shaped and flower design, together with silhouette canes to include elephant within green cane, ostrich within yellow cane, dog within orange cane, horse within blue cane, stag with yellow cane, together with canes depicting flowers to centre, 3 1/8in. (8cm.).* Condition: Irregular shaped three millimetre flaw in surface of glass (about 5mm above foot rim) and another 3 x 1mm. flaw to the edge of the base - both of these are definitely flaws from manufacture. A number of small scratches and nicks to upper surface and a few larger scratches around the widest point on the sides of the weight. Expected scratching to edge of base.
A 19th century Baccarat close-packed millefiori glass paperweight comprising of numerous assorted complex polychrome canes of shaped and flower design, 2¾in. (7cm.) diameter.* Provenance: Sotheby's New Bond Street, London, 27th January 1975, Lot 116. Auction catalogue clipping with the lot.** Condition: Scratching and a couple of minute frits around the edge of base. Faint curved line beneath surface of glass at the top of the weight, which is an inclusion from manufacture. No other faults.
A BACCARAT 'ZENITH' TWELVE-LIGHT GLASS CHANDELIER MODERN Labelled to top approximately 85cm high overall, 75cm wide Condition Report: Please note this is sold as decorative item of furniture only and not as a working electrical lamp - it would need to be rewired and tested by a professional electrician prior to use in a domestic setting.There appear to be about 4 drops missing overall, it has its red signed 'B' facetted drop and an etched Baccarat wheel mark to the underside of the domed terminalPlease see additional images for reference to condition and appearance hanging at Donnington Priory for the viewCondition Report Disclaimer
A Salvador Dali art collection porcelain ashtray numbered 428/5000, 16.5cm square; a Murano-type bubble glass ashtray; a faceted glass vase, 20cm high; five Limoges porcelain 'Le Chamberlain' coffee cups and six saucers; and wine glasses attributed to BaccaratDali ashtray in good condition. Murano-type ashtray with surface scratches. The vase with scratches to the base otherwise in good condition. The Limoges with a small chip to the rim of one of the saucers, some possible discolouration. The wine glasses in good condition.
Remy Martin Louis XIII Grande Champagne Cognac in Baccarat decanter with fleur-de-lis glass stopper. Full. (B.P. 21% + VAT) We cannot be sure if it is sealed, the fleur-de-lis stopper appears stuck and we do not wish to prise it open. There is no box. The bottle is 70cl. We are satisfied that it is genuine. Provenance: Believed to have been given to the owner on retirement.No obvious damage, no box.
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