BULGARI: AN 18K GOLD, PLATINUM, DIAMOND AND GEM-SET COMPACT, CIRCA 1940
Designed as a bouquet of sapphire, ruby and diamond flowers with round cabochon emerald buds, unfurling from a vase of polished gold accented by ribbons of platinum set with single-cut and baguette diamonds, estimated total diamond weight 2.75 carats, set against a plate of patterned gold, completed by a frame and back-case of fluted gold, signed Bulgari, with Italian assay marks, measures 3 1/4 in.
Footnotes:
A family full of entertainment history, the Gould & Brettauer jewelry collection highlights the lives of Aunt Margarete Mosheim Gould and Father Erwin Brettauer.

Margarete became a prolific actress in the 1930s taking the German and English stages by storm and befriending other major influences in the scene including Marlene Dietrich and Max Reinhardt. In the late 1940s she married American Industrialist and financier Howard Gould in London.

Erwin Brettauer began his life in Germany and built his family fortune by founding the Bank on the Banhofstrassein Switzerland. Throughout his life he continued to invest in Weimar German movies but he is most well-known for his 1942 purchase of the Chateau Marmont in Hollwood where he actively changed the segregation polices of this hotel and influencing others in the area.


OVERALL CONDITION:
Metal tested for 18k gold; clasps secure; superficial wear in the form of minor scratches; overall good condition.

Please note: inner removable compact tray tested for mixed metal. Additionally, ribbon attached to tray to stabilize in compact is worn and separating in some areas.

DIAMONDS: round, single-cut and baguette
Approximate total number: 87
Approximate total weight: 2.75 carats
Approximate overall color and clarity: F-G-H, VVS-SI

MAJOR COLORED GEMSTONE: sapphire and ruby
Approximate Dimensions: 2.9 - 4.2mm
Clarity: slightly to moderately included
Hue: blue, pinkish red
Tone: medium dark to dark

ACCENT GEMSTONE(S): emerald
Approximate overall clarity, color, and tone: moderately included with surface-reaching inclusions

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Approximate gross weight: 300.5 grams

This condition report is provided for your convenience based on the opinion of our gemologists. Bonhams is not responsible for any discrepancies between this information and other opinions.