$2,625
Woven blonde hair necklace and earring suite with yellow gold findings; Blue enameled and gold ring reading "c'est pour la vie", framed by paste in yg. mount; Oval pendant brooch with hand painted macerated hair classical scene reading "To Bliss" and "Not lost but gone before", mounted in yellow gold; Yellow gold portrait miniature frame with scrolling foliate grapevine surround and applied figural dove, Emu and Kangaroo; Hand chased yg. buckle ring with hinged opening to reveal woven hair; Two hand painted unmounted portrait miniatures under glass. Late 18th - mid 19th c. Pendant brooch inscribed on reverse "Cha. Greenwood died 1 January 1788 Aged 45". Hair ring with interesting faux English marks for 15ct. Hair necklace 18". 38.4 dwt. GW (items with gold). Hair suite in original "E. Jackson Goldsmith Jeweler & Fancy Hair Worker" box. Provenance: Collection of Dora Jane Janson. Literature: Redington, Ginny. Georgian Jewelry, 1714-1880. Antique Collectors Club Dist. 2007. Pg. 165. (Similar example)
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2015-12-06
