Often called one of the visionary businessmen of the late twentieth century, Lord Arnold Weinstock is credited for remodeling the Common Electrical Firm (GEC) into one of the profitable firms of the postwar interval. Naturally, he met his spouse, Girl Netta Weinstock (née Netta Sobell) by enterprise—she was the daughter of Sir Michael Sobell, who later merged his firm, Radio and Allied Industries, with GEC—and the couple married in 1949. All through their marriage, they acquired a group of nice artwork, furnishings, jewels, and even racehorses—however Girl Weinstock’s passions all the time lay with nice jewellery, notably that of Van Cleef & Arpels, in addition to a tiara right here and there for extra formal dinner events that she usually attended.
And now, Christie’s is providing Girl Weinstock’s nice jewels, alongside almost 300 items from the couple’s private assortment—Previous Grasp work, English and European furnishings, and different artistic endeavors—in its Nov. 22 sale, The Assortment of Lord and Girl Weinstock. Whereas one of many items, an vintage 100 ct. diamond rivière necklace, is about to be offered in Geneva within the Magnificent Jewels sale on Nov. 8, beneath are just a few highlights from this sale that can hopefully encourage a life as luxurious as a Girl’s.
Van Cleef & Arpels necklace that converts into 4 bracelets in gold with coral and chrysoprase cabochons, signed, circa Nineteen Seventies, estimate $28,443–$39,821; Christie’s
Van Cleef & Arpels bracelet in gold with chrysoprase beads, circa Nineteen Seventies, estimate $9,102–$13,653; Christie’s
Van Cleef & Arpels Cosmos earrings in gold with circular-cut sapphires and diamonds, estimate $9,102–$13,653; Christie’s
Necklace in platinum and gold with rectangular step-cut diamonds and baguette-cut diamonds, circa 1965, estimate $79,642–$91,020; Christie’s
Piaget woman’s wristwatch in gold, estimate $2,275–$3,413; Christie’s
