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Auction archive: Lot number 6

JEFFRIES, DAVID. A TREATISE ON DIAMONDS AND PEARLS

Auction 15.04.1996
15 Apr 1996 - 16 Apr 1996
Estimate
US$250 - US$350
Price realised:
US$690
Auction archive: Lot number 6

JEFFRIES, DAVID. A TREATISE ON DIAMONDS AND PEARLS

Auction 15.04.1996
15 Apr 1996 - 16 Apr 1996
Estimate
US$250 - US$350
Price realised:
US$690
Beschreibung:

JEFFRIES, DAVID. A TREATISE ON DIAMONDS AND PEARLS London: E. Lumley, after 1871. 116pp. Sinkankas states "The first book in English to describe how diamonds and pearls can be evaluated on the basis of the factors of size and style of cut....The "ideal" cut in Jeffries' time is a cushion brilliant, "old mine" cut....Being understandable in its explanations and providing accurate tables, this work immediately won acclaim." This is a later reprint of the fourth edition with a dedication to the Queen.

Auction archive: Lot number 6
Auction:
Datum:
15 Apr 1996 - 16 Apr 1996
Auction house:
Christie's
New York, Park Avenue
Beschreibung:

JEFFRIES, DAVID. A TREATISE ON DIAMONDS AND PEARLS London: E. Lumley, after 1871. 116pp. Sinkankas states "The first book in English to describe how diamonds and pearls can be evaluated on the basis of the factors of size and style of cut....The "ideal" cut in Jeffries' time is a cushion brilliant, "old mine" cut....Being understandable in its explanations and providing accurate tables, this work immediately won acclaim." This is a later reprint of the fourth edition with a dedication to the Queen.

Auction archive: Lot number 6
Auction:
Datum:
15 Apr 1996 - 16 Apr 1996
Auction house:
Christie's
New York, Park Avenue
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