Adam's Fine Jewellery & Watches September 18th 2018

78 Tuesday 18 th September 2018 122 A CULTURED PEARL BRACELET, BY UTOPIA Of symmetrical design, the flexible bracelet set throughout withTahitian pearls of grey tint, measuring between 10.08 - 8.07mm, mounted in 18K gold, signed Utopia, numbered, length 18.6cm € 3,000 - 4,000 123 A PAIR OF DIAMOND AND ENAMEL PENDENT EARRINGS, BY VICTOR MAYER Each earring set with an oval-shaped diamond at the centre in a four-claw setting, within an openwork frames of grey enamel and round brilliant-cut diamond, suspended from a similarly-cut diamond surmount, mounted in 18K gold, diamonds approximately 1.50cts total, length 2.8cm € 1,000 - 1,500 Victor Mayer (1887-1946) was born in Germany to a family of entrepreneurs and founded his jewellery manufacture in 1890, on the cusp of the Belle Époque. Showing promise as a talented draftsman, he first trained as a steel engraver before enrolling at the Grand Ducal School of Arts and Crafts inVienna. He spent three years there, learning and developing the guilloché engraving and fire enamelling techniques that are still being used to this day.These traditional techniques, which require excellent craftsmanship and precision, have been preserved by the company for over 125 years, mak- ingVictor Mayer the only jewellery manufacturer in Europe to produce guilloché engraving and fire enamel to such a superior standard.