Gold Rope Chain Necklace - Capsule Auctions

June 26, 2025

Horizons: Luxury, Art and Design

Lot 298

Gold Rope Chain Necklace

Medium

14K gold

Dimensions

length: 14 3/4 inches

Signature

stamped Forstner and Cartier to clasp

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Price Realized: $3,456
Includes buyer's premium

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About this Lot

Description

14K gold rope chain featuring a basketweave intertwined with strands of fine gold beads

total approximate weight: 52 grams

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Provenance: From the Estate of Joyce Kootz, wife of Gallerist Sam Kootz
Condition: overall good condition, some minor tarnishing to clasp

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Art has not been examined out of the frame unless otherwise stated. Frames, lampshades, or items described as “supplementary” are not considered integral to the value of the lot and are excluded from condition assessments. This includes any mat, mounting, glazing, hanging apparatus, case, box, or stand. Timepiece movements, lighting elements and items with mechanical or electrical components have not been thoroughly tested and are not covered under warranty by Capsule.

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The Estate of Dr. Joyce Lowinson

Dr. Joyce Lowinson M.D. was a pioneer in the treatment of opioid addiction and the founding director of Albert Einstein College of Medicine's Division of Substance Abuse. Also known as Joyce Kootz, her husband, the late Samuel M. Kootz, was a New York City art dealer and author whose gallery was one of the first to champion Abstract Expressionist Art. During Samuel M. Kootz's career, he bought paintings directly from Picasso and exhibited work by Georges Braque, Fernand Léger, James Brooks, Giorgio Cavallon, Arshile Gorky, David Hare, Hans Hofmann, Ibram Lassaw, Herbert Ferber, Raymond Parker, William Ronald, Tony Rosenthal, Conrad Marca-Relli, Georges Mathieu, Emil Schumacher, Pierre Soulages, Kumi Sugaï, Zao Wou Ki, and others.