MONACO—Monaco sees its usual flurry of summer auction activity this month. Tajan is up first, on July 29, with an 80-lot auction of contemporary art and design. The French-born artist Arman?s1983 Homage to Cubism, an assemblage of smashed guitars (est. €180–200,000;$279–310,000), is expected to be the evening’s standout. Also on offer are 30 lamps, frames and mirrors by the cult Parisian designer Line Vautrin, collectively valued at €500,000 to €600,000 ($775–930,000). Monaco’s summer mainstay,though, is its jewelry sales.On July 30 and 31, Tajan holds a three-session, 800-lot affair featuring, among othertreasures, a 1930s giltbrass necklace and bracelet (est. €8,000–12,000;$12,400–18,600) by the Swiss-born designer Jean Dunand. Tajan is joined by Artcurial for sales of watches and jewelry on July 30 and 31. Art Deco figures prominently among the lots, with a 99-diamond rivière from the 1930s(est. €90–100,000; $139– 155,000) and a pair of diamond and rock-crystal clips by the modernist French jeweler Suzanne Belperron (est. €35– 40,000; $54–62,000) going on the block.

"Glam Lots" originally appeared in the July 2008 issue of Art+Auction. For a complete list of articles from the July issue available on ARTINFO, see Art+Auction's July 2008 Table of Contents.