Important South African & International Art, Furniture, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 17 March 2014
Jewellery
Lot Estimate
ZAR 5 000 - 6 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 19 326
About this Item
Victorian garnet, enamel and gold pendant/locket
the heart-shaped carbuncle garnet enclosed by an arched blue enamel border within a leaf scroll gold ground, the reverse with heart-shaped compartment, glass lacking, length approximately 24mm, with 18ct gold chain, length approximately550m; a Victorian turquoise and gold mourning pendant/locket, heart-shaped, the whole engraved with scrolling foliage, the front with a turquoise flowerhead, the interior with hair compartment, engraved 'Mary Julia Frye, Obt. March 16, 1847', central stone lacking, length approximately 15mm, with associated chain, length approximately 360mm; a topaz and seed pearl heart-shaped pendant, of pierced outline, set to the centre with a circular-cut topaz enclosed by half seed pearls, the bale claw set with three half seed pearls, length approximately 30mm, with associated chain, length approximately 450mm; an enamel, diamond and seed pearl pendant/locket, circular, set to the centre with rose-cut diamonds and half seed pearls against a green enamel ground, enclosed by a white enamel border, the reverse with glazed compartment, length approximately 20mm, with associated chain, length approximately 450mm; a late Victorian sapphire and diamond ring, Birmingham, 1897, set to the centre with three round-cut sapphires interspersed with four old-cut diamonds, with heart-shaped shoulders, the shank inscribed 'J.Mc.L to M.D.', size R; and a ruby and diamond ring, claw-set with three alternating rubies and two old-cut cushion-shaped diamonds, size N
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