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An exceptional 18ct gold and diamond 'Collection…
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Sydney
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8-Dec-2020
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An exceptional 18ct gold and diamond 'Collection Internationale' demi-parure, Bulgari, circa 1995, comprising: a necklace modelled as a continuous line of interlaced curb links supporting bell-shaped drops pave-set with brilliant-cut diamonds, the reverse decorated with openwork architectural motifs, inner circumference approximately 360 mm, a pair of earrings en suite, length approximately 28 mm, signed Bulgari, post and clip fittings. (2), Literature, Amanda Triossi and Daniela Mascetti, Bulgari, Thames and Hudson, London, 2007, pp. 183-184 (illustrated, another example). Notes, at the London film premier of Evita in 1996, Madonna wore a diamond enhanced version. The mid-nineties marked a new direction for Bulgari where the jewels were re-imagined to convey a sense of volume. Drawing inspiration from ancient Roman architecture the 'Collection Internationale' captures a three-dimensional effect through the extensive use of rounded decorative elements, smooth outlines and a reverse finished in a lattice framework. Rendering a sense of volume in a jewel is a defining feature of a Bulgari design.
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