Fine Jewelry, Boston
Done
Marlborough, MA, United States
Auction Details
Fine Jewelry, Boston
Bonhams Skinner is honoured to offer the collection of Marianne Novack. Marianne's jewels are full of joyful colour, truly representing her passion and spirit. A born adventurer and creative soul, Marianne Novack was equally happy scuba diving in the Bahamas, the British Virgin Islands and the Red Sea, or making gingerbread houses and decoupaging oyster shells with her grandchildren around the kitchen table. Marianne worked as a model during high school, but she was a tomboy at heart, and she loved skiing and venturing into the woods with her brothers.
She taught preschool before moving to Boston, where she would live for the next five decades. She worked first for a job placement agency, but quickly shifted paths and pursued her artistic passions, building her own art consulting business.
She was an avid Mahjong player, winning a tournament in Massachusetts and teaching several women in Rockport the game. For years, she hosted weekly games at a custom-made Mahjong table at her apartment in Boston, and was a regular player at the College Club of Boston, the Sandy Bay Yacht Club and the Eastern Point Yacht Club.
In addition to the Estate of Marianne Novack (lots 133 through 241), the auction includes a selection of antique and period jewellery, coloured stones, diamonds, and signed jewellery.
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$8,000
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SOLD
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$3,000
-$5,000
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Marlborough, MA 01752
USA
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