Jennifer Tonkin
Co-Head of Department UK
Lot 22
LORIS ABATE: DIAMOND AND GEM-SET SAILING YACHT BROOCH
22 September 2021, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £4,462.50 inc. premium
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Kate Flitcroft
Co-Head of Department UK
LORIS ABATE: DIAMOND AND GEM-SET SAILING YACHT BROOCH
The billowing sails set with amethyst, citrine and prasiolite buff top cabochons, pavé-set with brilliant-cut diamonds, the mast and boom similarly-set, the hull pavé-set with an undulating band of graduated brilliant-cut diamonds, the deck set with an amethyst cabochon, diamonds approximately 3.75 carats total, signed Loris Abate, length 7.5cm
Footnotes
Born in Mantua to a long line of Sicilian goldsmiths, the Italian jeweller and entrepreneur, Loris Abate (1928–2020), was a major contributor to the Italian fashion industry during the second half of the 20th century. He initially studied engineering in Turin before becoming a jeweller. In 1960, he founded the Mila Schön label with Mila Carmen Nutrizio Schön (1916-2008), achieving critical and financial success. In 1978, he established the company, Schontess, producing fabric, ties, and scarves. Abate was President of the Camera della Moda (Chamber of Fashion) from 1985-1991, during which time he transformed the steps of Trinità dei Monti in Rome into an Italian fashion runway for worldwide evening telecasts. During the same period, he devoted himself to his own eponymous ready-to-wear brand, while continuing to create his own line of jewellery.
