Fall Jewelry 
26 October 2022
Fall Jewelry 
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Diamond, sapphire, and gold dress set


Comprising a pair of cufflinks pavé-set with single-cut diamonds and cabochon sapphires, and three shirt studs set with circular-cut sapphires
18k and 14k yellow gold
Cufflinks 1 x 0.50 in, shirt studs 1.125 x 0.25 in; Gross weight 14.6 dwts

estimate: $2,500–3,500
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provenance: Estate of James Galanos | Thence by decent

This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

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Property from the Estate of James Galanos

John Galanos with a model in 1961.

Rago is delighted to offer property from the estate of American fashion designer and couturier James Galanos (1924 - 2016) who dressed America’s elite for decades, perhaps most notably Nancy Reagan. Over the course of his long career he was the recipient of many accolades including several Coty Awards, a lifetime achievement award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and a bronze plaque on Seventh Avenue’s Fashion Walk of Fame. The Los Angeles Museum of Art held a retrospective of his work in 1997 and, after his retirement the following year, he stated: “The most important thing I have done is to maintain what I started out to do. I never deviated from what was most important, which was quality.”

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