Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 5 March 2018
Jewels
Lot Estimate
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 9 368
About this Item
Georgian black enamel and gold mourning
set to the centre with an oval plaque decorated with imitation moss agate hairwork, the bezel with bosses, the shank enamelled and inscribed IN MEMORY OF THOS & MARGT ADAMS, size I½; a Georgian gold mourning snake ring, with collet-set ruby eyes, open mouth and articulated tongue, the body inset with panels of hairwork, some loss to the hair work, one ruby deficient, size L; and a Georgian gold mourning ring, inset with a band of hairwork, vacant rectangular plaque, size N
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