Important Jewelry and Rare & Exotic G...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Sep 28, 2000

LOT 205

Bogousslavski

Unique, Stainless and 22K Gold Sculpture with Large Green Beryl and Patek Philippe Quartz ClockStainless steel, melted and applied drop by drop, and polished to form an ovoid shape having a 22K gold and stainless steel flower form, the center of which is a green beryl crystal in its natural form weighing 2.2 kilograms (approx. 11,000 cts.). Arising on either side of the flower form are two stainless steel spiraling appendages, one of which attaches to the top of the beryl crystal, the other holds a clock. The movement of the clock is Patek Philippe quartz calibre #33. The dial is black coundum with gold markers. The hands are stainless steel matching the steel of the rest of the sculpture.This beryl crystal exhibits a very fine clarity and very pleasant color. It is of the same mineralogical family as emerald, and aquamarine, and a specimen of this exceptional size and fine formation classify it as a rare collectible.