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Tuesday 28th June
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The hinged bangle set to the front with an oval plaque, enclosing
a cabochon carbuncle inlaid with a yellow gold and seed pearl
motif within a white enamel border, with textured and polished
spherical accents throughout, the curb-link necklace suspending
three pendants of similar design, each terminating in a graduated
fringe, Registry marks for 1 October 1867, bangle: inner diameter
5.8cm, necklace: 7.5cm
€1,000 - 2,000
In the 1870s, bangles had become the foremost fashionable arm
ornament.Their wide gold bands set at the centre with circular
gem-set or enamelled decorative motifs were of typical design,
with often, detachable, or fixed cabochon or faceted stones.
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Set centrally with a frame of enamel surrounded by half-pearls,
between carved trifurcated shoulders,mounted in 18K gold,
hallmarked London 1835 and engraved “Dorcas Grives obt 4 June 1835
Oct 79” with heart-shaped fitted case, ring size U
€500 - 800
Mourning rings are commemorative rings created and worn to
pay tribute to deceased relatives, close friends or historical
figures.Accounts of mourning rings date back as far as the
Roman Empire. Centuries later mourning rings were still in
use and have been identified from the 15th to the Early 20th
Century, the pinnacle of their popularity being during the 18th
Century.
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