Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 14 March 2016
Session 1
Lot Estimate
ZAR 15 000 - 20 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 17 052
About this Item
Ruby, seed pearl and miniature portrait locket pendant/brooch, 19th century
oval, painted with a portrait of a lady in 18th century attire, the gold and black enamel frame enclosed by collet-set seed pearls and rubies, the reverse with hinged aperture enclosing two glazed compartments, set to a bale, later pin, two seed pearls lacking, length approximately 40mm excluding bale