Skip to main content

This auction has ended. View lot details

You may also be interested in

Own a similar item?

Submit your item online for a free auction estimate.

Lot 1416

Pair of Gem-set Sting Ray Skin Cuff Bracelets

27 May 2010, 13:00 EDT
New York

Sold for US$1,342 inc. premium

Own a similar item?

Submit your item online for a free auction estimate.

How to sell

Looking for a similar item?

Our Natural History specialists can help you find a similar item at an auction or via a private sale.

Find your local specialist

Pair of Gem-set Sting Ray Skin Cuff Bracelets

Designed by Stephane Mesnil
Also termed "shagreen", derived from the French chagrin, stingrays are farmed in Thailand to furnish the handbag and leather industry. The term began to be applied to leather made from sharkskin or the skin of a rayfish. While the natural color is gray, the leather can easily be stained a myriad of colors. The first is dyed ivory color, with an applied decoration designed in the form of a sinuous snake set with white and blue topaz set in silver and gold vermeil; the second cuff bracelet is dyed black with an applied decoration of turquoise and blue topaz set in gold vermeil bezel-settings. These bracelets are hand fabricated in Thailand and are lined in leather, adjustable.

Additional information

Bid now on these items