Lot 672 · Objects of Vertu and Portrait Miniatures
An Extraordinary Fancy Vivid Yellow, Fancy Intense Yellow, Colored Diamond and Steel Butterfly Brooch, by Ralph Esmerian, Carvin French
AN EXTRAORDINARY FANCY VIVID YELLOW, FANCY INTENSE YELLOW, COLORED DIAMOND AND STEEL BUTTERFLY BROOCH, BY RALPH ESMERIAN, CARVIN FRENCH
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- Estimate
- $700,000–$1,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — OBJECTS OF VERTU AND PORTRAIT MINIATURES, London (South Kensington) · 26 October 2000
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6344880
- Record
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AN EXTRAORDINARY FANCY VIVID YELLOW, FANCY INTENSE YELLOW, COLORED DIAMOND AND STEEL BUTTERFLY BROOCH, BY RALPH ESMERIAN, CARVIN FRENCH, AN EXTRAORDINARY FANCY VIVID YELLOW, FANCY INTENSE YELLOW, COLORED DIAMOND AND STEEL BUTTERFLY BROOCH, BY RALPH ESMERIAN, CARVIN FRENCH. Christie's, 26 Oct 2000, lot 672. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6344880.
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AN EXTRAORDINARY FANCY VIVID YELLOW, FANCY INTENSE YELLOW, COLORED DIAMOND AND STEEL BUTTERFLY BROOCH, BY RALPH ESMERIAN, CARVIN FRENCH, AN EXTRAORDINARY FANCY VIVID YELLOW, FANCY INTENSE YELLOW, COLORED DIAMOND AND STEEL BUTTERFLY BROOCH, BY RALPH ESMERIAN, CARVIN FRENCH. Christie's, 26 Oct 2000, lot 672. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6344880.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Moreau, 1824 | Moreau, 1824 | £300–£500 | |
| English School, early 19th Century | English School, Early 19th Century | £300–£500 | |
| A quantity of oddments | A quantity of oddments | £100–£150 | |
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