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OLGA TRITT, YELLOW GOLD, EMERALD AND DIAMOND \'PINE NEEDLE\' SET
Estimate: $5,000-$7,000
Sold
$7,000
Live Auction
Important Jewelry
Description
OLGA TRITT, YELLOW GOLD, EMERALD AND DIAMOND 'PINE NEEDLE' SET
Unsigned, consisting of a brooch containing 49 emerald crystals and four round brilliant cut diamonds weighing approximately 0.50 carat total, together with a pair of earrings containing 23 emerald crystals and six round brilliant cut diamonds weighing approximately 0.35 carat total. Brooch: 2 3/4 x 1 1/4 inches. Earrings: 1 1/4 inches long.
Gross weight: 19.55 dwt.
Accompanied by an Olga Tritt box and receipt, 1969.
Gross weight: 19.55 dwt.
Accompanied by an Olga Tritt box and receipt, 1969.
Property from a Private Collection
Condition
Measurements: The brooch measures approximately 2 3/4 inches by 1 1/4 inches. The earrings measure approximately 1 1/4 inches long.
Overall Condition: Electronic test indicates the metal is 18 karat gold. Please note one emerald is missing from an earring. There is some abrasion to the emeralds and light scratching to the metal.
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Provenance
Olga Tritt immigrated to New York from Russia in the early 20th century. She studied as a watchmaker and began buying and selling jewelry to important New York clients, eventually moving to design and make her own pieces. Known for large, colorful gemstones, Tritt traveled the world gathering the gems she used in her bold designs. She went to the Caribbean for pearls, India for rubies, sapphires and emeralds, and Brazil for aquamarines and tourmalines. The Brazilian government commissioned her to design jewelry using stones sourced from their mines that were shown at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York. Today she is little-known, in part because she did not often sign her pieces.