Adam's FINE JEWELLERY & WATCHES 17th May 2022

T uesday 17 th M ay 2022 . S tarting at 4 pm 80 117 A PAIR OF CULTURED PEARL ‘GANCIO’ PENDENT EARRINGS, BY BULGARI, CIRCA 1990 Each composed of articulated fancy polished links between round-shaped cultured pearls of white tint, mounted in 18K gold, signed Bvlgari, length 4.2cm € 2,000 - 3,000 115 A CULTURED PEARL ‘GANCIO’ DRESS RING, BY BULGARI, CIRCA 1990 The central cultured pearl of white tint measuring approximately 8.88mm be- tween reeded shoulders and plain polished hoop, mounted in 18K gold, signed Bvlgari, ring size K¾ € 1,200 - 1,800 By the 1980s, Bulgari’s statement earrings and necklaces were becoming a staple of high-end jewellery, but this era also brought an increasing acknowledgement of the necessity that jewellery be wearable and for the everyday – enter right, modular jewellery. By creating jewellery which was articulated and wherein each piece was mass produced then mix and matched to create brand new designs, Bulgari could pair colours, textures, and stones that made strange, but striking, bedfellows. The Gancio collection launched in 1987 off the heels of Parentesi collection in 1982, which had proved incredibly successful.The collection can be recognised by its use of yellow gold and pearls alongside candy-coloured amethysts, peridots, tourmalines, aquamarines, and citrine. 116 A CULTURED PEARL ‘GANCIO’ NECKLACE, BY BULGARI, CIRCA 1990 The modular link collar highlighted with cultured pearls throughout, measuring approximately 8.83mm, mounted in 18K gold, signed Bvlgari, length 43.6cm € 6,000 - 7,000