19THE CNETURY JEWELLERY BY LEADING MAKERS TO HEADLINE DIX NOONAN WEBB’S JEWELLERY, WATCHES AND OBJECTS OF VERTU SALE IN JUNE

A large Private Collection of a Gentleman comprising mostly 19th century antique jewellery, watches, and boxes, will headline Dix Noonan Webb's 18 June sale. Featuring major 19th century jewellers, such as Castellani, Carlo Giuliano, Robert Phillips, John Brogden, and Hunt & Roskell, rpices fro individual lots are expected to be well into four figures.

Highlights include an impressive aquamarine set bangle, circa 1830s, the aquamarine weighing approximately 89 carats. The bangle is estimated at £3,000-4,000, while a beautiful early Victorian portrait bangle, within blue serpent setting, probably a wedding commission, should fetch £1,500-2,000.

Among the Watches is a fine gold and rock crystal pendant watch, with skeleton back, by Hunt & Roskell, as well as a Swiss green enamel and diamond novelty ‘beetle’ watch. Each is estimated at £1,000-1,500.

Elsewhere in the sale is a section devoted to Antiquities and Ancient Jewellery – a growing area of interest for DNW, with new staff member Nigel Mills joining the team: this sale includes a rare early 2nd century Roman miniature silver head of the Emperor Trajan (AD 98-117), estimated at £2,400-3,000, and a Medieval hoop gold brooch, 13th century (discovered in Lincolnshire), engraved ‘AVE NARIA ‘(sic)in excellent condition, estimated at £3,000-5,000.

A rare platinum and diamond gentleman’s Rolex oyster perpetual wristwatch heads the watches section and is expected to realise £18,000-20,000.

The 1960s and 1970s feature in the sale with a ring by Gerda Flockinger, and two suites by Gilbert Albert.