Online fine art and antiques auction house iGavel.com is hosting a month of jewelry auctions on its site from March 28 through April 16.
Included in the jewelry auctions are more than 200 pieces of fine, designer and vintage jewelry from iGavel associate Litchfield County Auctions, with a selection from the estate of opera diva Anna Moffo Sarnoff.
One of the auction's premier pieces is a mid 20th-century platinum and diamond bracelet set with 287 diamonds, estimated at $8,000-$12,000. Also up for bid are several gold and diamond bracelets, including a 20th-century yellow gold bracelet with 55 princess-cut diamonds, estimated at $5,000-$7,000, and a 20th-century white gold bracelet, with 65 square-cut sapphires and three princess-cut diamonds.
The auction also includes a selection of fun items from Sarnoff's estate, including a transistor AM/FM radio, circa 1970, encased in 14-karat gold and inscribed with "RWS RCA" on the front and "RWS-DT and AR" on the back.
The "RWS" stands for media mogul Robert Sarnoff, late husband of Anna Moffo and former head of RCA.
Also available for bid on iGavel is a Verdura sterling silver box inlaid with 14-karat gold, a gift by the late American composer and songwriter Cole Porter to his wife, Linda, around 1928.
The early 20th-century box, retailed by "Jewelers to the Stars" Flato Jewelers, has a 14-karat gold monogram on its lid labeled "CP."
The story associated with the box is that each time a new Cole Porter production opened, Porter gave a presentation box to his wife.
IGavel auctions are modeled on a traditional live auction format, where each lot includes detailed photographic images, a professional description and an accurate condition report. Lark E. Mason, president of iGavel, is a frequent guest appraiser on the Antiques Roadshow, was formerly a senior vice president with Sotheby's Chinese Works of Art Department, and director of online auctions for Sothebys.com.
IGavel is holding its own jewelry sale from March 31 to April 16.
Source: nationaljewelernetwork
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