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live November 14 | 02:00 PM
Courdil Hôtel des Ventes

69 - Emmanuel Polak, known as “l'Ainé,” in Paris.

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€6,000 - 8,000

Sale fees

28.5%

Emmanuel Polak, known as “l'Ainé,” in Paris. A rare Japanese-style brooch in 18K white gold (750 parts per thousand), with an elongated rectangular shape and tiered geometric contours. It is set with brilliant-cut and old-cut diamonds and accented with square- and rectangular-cut diamonds—including baguettes and step-cut diamonds—arranged symmetrically. The center features a prominent composition of stepped rectangular diamonds. Signed POLAK L'AINÉ, in Paris. Art Deco period, circa 1925–1935. Approximate total diamond weight: between 18 and 24 carats. Gross weight: 36.6 g. L. 8.5 × W. 4.5 cm. Emmanuel Polak, known as “l’Ainé,” was the son of Abraham Meyer Polak, a diamond dealer and jeweler, whose business he took over in 1895. The business was then located at 24 Rue Lafayette, then moved first to 28 Place Vendôme in 1901 and to 18 Rue de la Paix in 1914.

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Auction details

Inaugural Sale - Fall Collection in Nîmes
Saturday, November 14
02:00 PM
2, quai de la Fontaine
30031 Nîmes, France

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Courdil Hôtel des Ventes +33 4 48 06 54 23 contact@courdil-hdv.com
On Drouot for less than a year

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