A New Jersey estate contributed some choice Cartier gold lots, among them this vintage Cartier 14K gold diamond bangle bracelet, which was the sale’s top lot, bringing $4,375.
Review by W.A. Demers
PETERBOROUGH, N.H. — A vintage estate Cartier 14K gold diamond bangle bracelet from a New Jersey estate sold for $4,375, becoming the top lot in Peterborough Auction’s June 2 fine art, jewelry and antiques sale. Marked “Cartier 14K,” the hinged bangle featured a top channel set with 26 carre cut diamonds, very bright and clean, each approximately 2.6mm with a 2.5 estimated total carat weight, the top measuring approximately 3.8mm wide. The bracelet went to a private collector on the West Coast.
The sale, which had 650 registered bidders, showcased a broad array of antique and estate jewelry and loose stones as well as fine art, silver, Oriental rugs, antiques and collectibles, ethnographic works and more. The Cartier marque was prominent among the top selling highlights.
The first lot across the block was a Victorian 21K gold banded agate locket bangle bracelet. It featured five graduated bezel set round banded agate cabochons with an array of rope banding detail and granulation accents, the largest agate approximately 18mm and the smallest approximately 8mm. With its original patina intact and a total weight of 31.6 grams, it sold for $2,625.
Its hardstone panels a vibrant green, this 20K gold engraved Thai bangle bracelet earned $2,500.
Right behind it came a 20K gold engraved Thai hardstone bangle bracelet at $2,500. With two central panels having applied scroll and floral designs with personalized engravings in Thai, the bracelet’s hinged and clasp sides had engraved decoration, and there was a small diamond at the clasp with safety chain and clasp safety present. The hardstone was a vibrant green and the bracelet’s total weight was 87.9 grams.
Fetching $1,250 was a Cartier retro 18K gold, diamond and sapphire brooch of sunburst form with undulating top and fluted detail. The bottom had a notched out triangle with folded over flaps on the backside, accented with a 3.1mm diamond and an arch of bright blue sapphires. Total weight was 10.5 grams.
Another vintage estate Cartier bangle bracelet from the New Jersey estate came to the podium, this one a 14K gold ruby example. The hinged bangle featured a top channel set with 26 carre-cut rubies, very bright and clean, each approximately 2.6mm with a 3.3 estimated total carat weight. It realized $2,750.
Estate retro 18K gold, turquoise and coral necklace commanded $3,500.
Bidders liked a colorful estate retro 18K gold, turquoise and coral necklace and took it to $3,500, a little above its high estimate. Marked on the clasp, “750” along with other worn number and possible makers mark, it was likely Italian, according to the catalog, with an approximately 9mm diameter ribbed gold rope chain accented with alternating strands of turquoise and red coral beads, both ends having clasps with safeties that were connected with a heavy cable chain for security. Total length was 17 inches and total weight was 59.8 grams.
A fun lot was a pair of swimming cormorants by Nathaniel Eldridge (Dan) West (1942-2021). Made of light wood and simply painted, they gave the illusion of having heads and partial bodies out of water. One measured 29 inches in length; the other 23½ inches. The undersides were pyro-engraved with the NW brand and signed and dated in pen “N.E. West 2005;” 29 inches and 23½ inches. According to catalog notes, “Dan” West fell in love with nature as a child on Martha’s Vineyard, with an affinity for natural marine settings thanks to the US Navy, teaching at the South Kent School, to boat building in Martha’s Vineyard. West and his wife spent summers in Nova Scotia, where he began sculpting in the various materials he collected along the beaches. West later moved to Friendship, Maine, where he worked from a barn studio.
Clarence Boyce Monegar’s “On the Wolf,” 1956, Menominee Reservation, was bid to $750.
Beyond the jewelry and carvings, there was a painting by Clarence Boyce Monegar (1910-1968), a prolific Native American self-taught artist from Wisconsin. Titled “On the Wolf,” 1956, Menominee Reservation, the reference is to the Wolf River, a tributary of the Fox River in northeastern Wisconsin and the Menominee Reservation, long considered one of the great trout fishing streams in the United States. A watercolor and gouache, the painting was signed, dated and titled, lower right and measured 14¾ by 19½ inches. It left the gallery at $750.
Prices given include the buyer’s premium as stated by the auction house. The next sale is planned for August 28.
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