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Lot 101 · Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts

A Pair of Diamond Ear Studs

A Pair Of Diamond Ear Studs

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Estimate
£25,000–£35,000 hammer ≈ $33,708–$47,192
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, London (South Kensington) · 13 June 2012
Record ID
TB-2026-4555568
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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A Pair Of Diamond Ear Studs, A PAIR OF DIAMOND EAR STUDS. Christie's, 13 Jun 2012, lot 101. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4555568.

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From the same sale Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts · Jun 2012

LotArtistEstimateResult
A Victorian Diamond Pendant Brooch A VICTORIAN DIAMOND PENDANT BROOCH £4,000–£6,000
A Sapphire Ring, Mounted by Cartier A SAPPHIRE RING, MOUNTED BY CARTIER £800–£1,200
A Pair of Single-Stone Diamond Ear Studs A PAIR OF SINGLE-STONE DIAMOND EAR STUDS £5,000–£8,000
A Diamond Bracelet Diamond Bracelet £5,000–£7,000
An Enamel, Pearl and Diamond Pendant, by Giuliano AN ENAMEL, PEARL AND DIAMOND PENDANT, BY GIULIANO £1,500–£2,000
COOK BOOKS. Collection of 12 manuscript recipe books, 17th-19th Centu… COOK BOOKS. Collection of 12 manuscript recipe books, 17th-19th Century, in German, 4to, variously bound (the bindings often worn), comprising: ‘Wie man Biskoten, marcepan, [etc] bereitten soll’, with extensive additions, 17th-18th C, ownership inscriptions of Maria Rosalie, gräfin von Götzen and Maria Elißabeth Freÿle von Götz; ‘Koch-Buch’ comprising 481 recipes, a neat copy, 18th C, 379 pages, 4to, index, ownership inscription of Theresia Waldburger; ‘Confect-Buch’, in three parts, a neat copy, 18th C, with a latter addition; ‘Ein Soer Nutzliches Und Bewehrtes Koch-Buch’, early 18th C, neat copy, 202 pages, 4to, ownership inscription dated Abensperg, 1734; ‘Kochbuch Vor mich Maria Magdalena Louisa ?Gromin’, 1758, 164 pages, with later additions; ‘Koch Buch der Maria Elisabetha Gieglin gehörig’, 1766, two series of 83 and 35 recipes, in at least three 18th-century hands, blanks; ‘Koch Buch der Tugendreichen Jungfrau Maria Anna ?Geizrucklin ... gehörig’, 1780, neat copies of 230 recipes, with a later addition; ‘Kochbuch der Anna Maria Ammerin’, 1787, neat copies, 158 pages, index; a recipe book, [mid-18th C], expanded with a further 240 recipes transcribed in August 1788 from another cook book; cook book in 8 chapters, ‘von Pastetten zukuchen’, ‘von Dorten zu Pachen’, ‘von Paches’, etc, 18th C, a neat transcript with additions in an informal hand, with a further group of 106 numbered recipes, 1774, a few later additions; ‘Oeconomische Manuscripten’, a sammelband of four 18th-century cookery manuscripts, one with ownership note of Barbara Jassin, with a number of loose inserts, ex-libris of Ladislas Victor of Kiss-Kovalocz; recipe book, in various hands, a few entries dated 1850-1876, approx. 50 pages. £1,200–£1,800

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

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A Pair Of Diamond Ear Studs A Pair of Diamond Ear Studs $47,759 Christie's, Jun 2017
A Pair Of Diamond Ear Studs A pair of diamond ear studs Christie's, Oct 2007
Sapphire And Diamond Ring Sapphire and Diamond Ring Christie's, Dec 2022
A Pair Of Diamond Ear Studs A Pair of Diamond Ear Studs Christie's, Nov 2006
Diamond Ring Diamond Ring Christie's, Nov 2023
A Pair Of Diamond Ear Studs Golkonda Bonhams, Apr 2015
Diamond Necklace Diamond Necklace Christie's, Dec 2025
Diamond Bracelet circa 1955 Bonhams, Dec 2017

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