Sale 5988
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
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Estimate$800 – $1,200
Two pieces of lover's eye jewelry, one set on a textured yellow gold-filled brooch, the other set on a silver-colored metal brooch surrounded by round-cut garnets. Eye miniatures were briefly popular in the 18th century as an intimate way of expressing one's devotion, depicting the eye of one's lover that would typically be kept secretly in a pocket or pinned close to the heart.
Weight: 5.7 Gross dwt.Provenance
Private collection, Ashland, Virginia.