Estimate: $30,000 - $40,000
Price Realized: $33,280 Includes buyer's premium
18k gold mesh Belle Époque evening bag, the frame set with five natural sapphires (approximately 3.8 TCW) and four old mine cut diamonds (approximately 1.2 TCW), blue paste cabochons on snap closure, inscribed to the interior "M Florence Fraley April 17, 1909"
Minerva stamp to frame and chain
largest sapphire measures approximately 1.5 ct (7.75 x 7.75 x 3.5 mm)
frame, chain and mesh test for 18k gold
total approximate inclusive weight: 328 grams
18k gold, sapphires and diamonds
bag: 5 1/2 x 6 3/8 x 1/4 inches
hallmarked
From a Central Park West Estate