Adam's Fine Jewellery & Watches Tuesday May 15th 2018

100 Tuesday 15 th May 2018 178 A DIAMOND AND SAPPHIRE RING, BY PEDERZANI Designed as a coiled snake, the body set with round brilliant-cut diamonds, accented with a rect- angular-cut diamond crown and pear-shaped sapphire eyes, mounted in 18K gold, the rectangular-cut diamond weighing approximately 1.00ct, remaining diamonds approximately 0.90ct total, Italian assay mark, )UHQFK LPSRUW PDUN ULQJ VL]H 0ö € 12,000 - 14,000 179 A GROUP OF 18 BUTTONS, BY PEDERZANI Comprising 6 blazer buttons and twelve shirt buttons, DOO LQ . JROG HDFK VLJQHG 3HGHU]DQL JURVV weight approximately 81.20g € 1,800 - 2,200 Pederzani is a renowned Italian jewellery house located in central Milan. Its founder Gino Pederzani was originally fromVerona and began his career as a clerk in jewellery shops, where he learned about precious gemstones. In 1943 he co-founded his business with his friend Mr. Nannini, formerly a director of a Milanese jewellers.When Mr. Nannini died in 1947, Gino Pederzani continued to run the business under his own name “Pederzani”. In 1976 Gino handed the business down to his two sons.A third generation of Pederzanis joined in 1990, ensuring the legacy of Gino Pederzani lives on.