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Lot 183

Sale 691 - Important Jewelry and Timepieces
Sep 10, 2019 4:59AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$400 - 600
Price Realized
$1,375
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

A Silver, Yellow Gold, Diamond, Garnet, Ruby and Enamel Double Mourning Brooch, Circa 1760,

consisting of a heart shape brooch with blue enamel surmounted with a yellow gold crown containing five round mixed cut rubies and 20 mixed cut diamonds, the silver surround containing alternating old European cut diamonds and mixed cut garnets, together with a curb link chain attaching a clover motif brooch with blue enamel surmounted with a flower motif containing five seed pearls and nine mixed cut diamonds, the reverse with glazed compartment containing a lock of hair.
Heart engraved: June y,1 1760.
12.75 dwts.

Property from the Margaret A. Cooper Trust, Evanston, Illinois. Sold without reserve to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

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