Sotheby’s to Auction Queen Victoria Eugenia’s Cartier Bracelet
October 11, 12
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(IDEX Online News) – A conch pearl Cartier bracelet that once belonged to Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain (1887-1969), the grandmother of Juan Carlos, the present King of Spain and granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, is the star lot in the upcoming Magnificent Jewels sale at Sotheby’s Geneva.
The piece is coming for sale from a member of the Spanish royal family, where it has remained since it was commissioned in the late 1920s. According to the auction house, it is one of the most important jewels created by Cartier in the inter-war period.
The bracelet has an estimate of $800,000-$1.4 million.
Comprising more than 590 lots, this November 14 sale will also be highlighted by an important selection of royal and noble jewels, as well as exceptional gemstones, diamonds and period jewels.
“Set with charming and rare conch pearls, this unique, sumptuous and truly royal bracelet – unquestionably one of the greatest jewels designed by Cartier during the 1920s – is offered alongside exceptional gemstones and period jewels, many of them from noble and aristocratic collections,” said David Bennett, chairman of Sotheby’s Jewellery Department in Europe and the