18ct gold, haematite, and diamond 'Saetta' necklace, Bulgari, circa 1990
Estimate $12,000 – $18,000
Modelled as an articulated line of haematite and gold stylised thunderbolt motifs decorated to the front with pavé-set brilliant-cut diamonds together weighing approximately 5.00 carats, gross weight approximately 192 grams, inner circumference approximately 360mm, signed Bulgari, Italian registration and maker's marks.
- Lot Sold $14,000 (Hammer Price)
- $17,182 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Important Jewels, Sotheby's Australia, 6 December 2016, lot 38, illustrated
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above
Literature
Daniela Mascetti and Amanda Triossi, Bulgari, Leonardo, Milan, 1996, p. 149 (illustrated, another example).
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