Go Back to Upcoming LotsGeorgian Gold Mourning and Other Jewelry
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1059185Location
Virginia, United StatesFull address: Available with subscription
Closing at
September 22, 2023Lot Number
Available with subscriptionCategory
Jewelry SetMaterial
10k Gold, ShellGross Weight
1.1 gramsGemstone
GarnetDescription
GEORGIAN GOLD MOURNING AND OTHER JEWELRY, LOT OF THREE, comprising a rose gold urn-form pendant that tests as 10K gold fineness set with several small round-cut and square-cut garnet stones featuring a shield-form frame that is currently detached and holds a later picture, and two pieces testing less than 10K gold fineness, possibly made from a low karat gold or another metal, consisting of a heart-form brooch with applied carved shell front featuring an American spread-wing eagle with shield to chest and two bird at the top, the back with engraved "B K W" initials in block lettering, and a round-form hair-work mourning brooch/pendant having woven hair with applied "P" initial under glass and the back engraved "Mary Pierce Obt. 21 / March 1804 aet. 70". Each piece unmarked and tested for gold. Total weight of urn-form pendant without frame center: 1.1 grams. Late 18th/first half 19th century. Hair-work mourning brooch 1 3/4" D.Condition
Available with subscriptionProvenance
No provenance providedEstimates: $300 – $500
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