"Jewels From The Personal Collection Of Princess Salimah Aga Khan" 1995 Christie's Geneva
$250
[230] pp.
w/ 261 lots
Christie's Geneva
1995
11 3/4" x 8 3/8"
Fine/ Fine
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Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels sale in Geneva on November 13 will provide an overview of 20th century jewelry, with pieces spanning the Art Deco period and glamorous 1930s, up to modern-day mastery from jewelers like JAR.
The sale features several pieces formerly in the collection of Princess Salimah Aga Khan, including striking Colombian emerald and diamond pieces, dating from the 1970s. The jewels are currently touring the world before the auction.
“This season’s auction will offer a walk through the most important themes of 20th century jewelry,” says chairman of Sotheby’s international jewelry division, David Bennett. “There are exquisite Cartier pieces from the Art Deco era. Emblematic pieces from the ensuing decades, created by master jewelers including Harry Winston, Bulgari and JAR, bring to life key moments in modern jewelry design.” The sale includes pieces from an “important Asian-American collection” and work from houses including Cartier, Bulgari and Chaumet.
Princess Salimah Aga Khan was born Sarah Frances Croker-Poole in 1940, in what was then British India, and went to finishing school in Paris. One of the last debutantes to be presented to the Queen at the Queen Charlotte’s Ball in London, she went on to become a model, leading a glamorous life as a girl-about-town in London. After a brief first marriage to a British aristocrat, she married Prince Karim Aga Khan IV in 1969, the couple stayed together for 25 years and had three children.
Salimah Aga Khan (née Sarah Frances Croker Poole; born 28 January 1940), also known as Begum Salimah Aga Khan, is a former fashion model and an ex-wife of the 49th Ismaili Shia Imam, the IV Aga Khan Prince Karim Aga Khan.