$18,000
Fine and Rare Pair of Antique Seed Pearl and Ruby Girandole Earpendants, Southern Italy, mid-18th century, with bezel-set rubies and delicately threaded seed pearls, gold mounts, lg. 3 5/8 in., hallmarks, within original fitted box, (minor losses). Note: An almost identical example is pictured in Earrings: from antiquity to the present by Daniela Mascetti and Amanda Triossi, p. 62. Provenance: The Estate of Charles P. Fisher.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-09-10