STAIR
Live Auction

Jewelry, Ethnographic and Asian at Auction

Fri, Dec 4, 2015 01:00PM EST - Sat, Dec 5, 2015 01:00PM EST
Lot 201

18K GOLD MODERNIST TORQUE NECKLACE

Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Sold for

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
Hammered gold; together with a five-strand necklace of Biwa pearls, red, blue, green and purple glass beads with 14k gold beads and clasp. Torque interior diam. 10 1/2 in., long beads 34 in. Torque 29.2 dwts., bead necklace 69 dwts.Note: Freshwater pearls from Lake Biwa in Japan are referred to as Biwa pearls.,