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VAN CLEEF AND ARPELS: CULTURED PEARL AND DIAMOND NECKLACE, CIRCA 1960 image 1

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Lot 85^Ω

VAN CLEEF AND ARPELS: CULTURED PEARL AND DIAMOND NECKLACE, CIRCA 1960

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5 June 2025, 12:00 BST

London, New Bond Street

£35,000 - £50,000

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VAN CLEEF AND ARPELS: CULTURED PEARL AND DIAMOND NECKLACE, CIRCA 1960

The single strand of 11.7mm - 14.9mm cultured pearls, on a bombé clasp, pavé-set with brilliant-cut diamonds, suspending a 17.3mm x 20.5mm cultured pearl drop, via a similarly-cut diamond surmount and stirrup-fitting, signed VCA, numbered 84062, lengths: necklace 41.5cm, pendant drop including central round pearl 4.8cm,

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Provenance:
Mrs Elizabeth Coleman Crocker, née Fullerton;
Her daughter, Miss Sarah Coleman

Mrs Elizabeth Crocker was photographed wearing this Van Cleef & Arpels necklace in Vogue's November 1963 issue, seated with her husband and daughter, Miss Sarah Coleman. She was the third wife of William Willard Crocker (1893–1964), son of William Henry Crocker I (1861-1937). A member of the wealthy Crocker family, William Henry Crocker I was a prominent member of the Republican Party and became the president of Crocker National Bank. After her husband's death in 1964, Elizabeth married Royal Naval Commander Alexander George Francis Drogo Montagu, 10th Duke of Manchester, OBE (1902-1977) in 1969.

The present necklace finds a notable parallel in the single-strand natural pearl necklace commissioned from Cartier Paris in 1926 by King George V as a gift for Queen Mary. The necklace was later passed on to her son, the Duke of Windsor, who gave it to the Duchess of Windsor. She famously paired it with a natural pearl and diamond pendant drop, also commissioned by the Duke of Windsor from Cartier in the 1950s. Worn extensively by the Duchess throughout her life, the iconic combination was immortalized in numerous portraits and photographs and is currently on display at the landmark Cartier exhibition at the Victoria & Albert museum.

Accompanied by a report from SSEF stating that the drop pearl and all twenty-seven pearls in this necklace are of cultured origin. Report number 93749, dated 17th July 2017.

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Please note, this necklace passed from Mrs Elizabeth Coleman Crocker to her daughter, Miss Sarah Coleman as stated online and not to her daughter, Mrs Ann Coleman Woolworth, as stated in the printed catalogue. Mrs Elizabeth Crocker was photographed wearing this Van Cleef & Arpels necklace in Vogue's November 1963 issue, seated with her husband and daughter, Miss Sarah Coleman. Please note, VAT is applicable at the prevailing rate (20%) on both the Hammer Price and the Buyer's Premium. An additional duty of 2% plus VAT will also be charged on the Hammer Price.

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