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VICTORIAN JEWELRY GOLD, PEARLS, AMETHYST PIN PENDANT
Estimate:
$1,200 - $1,500
Passed
Live Auction
Home and Interiors Auction, 021320
Category
Description
Memorial mourning jewelry fully engraved, dated. Produced 1848.
This a beautiful early Victorian collector's piece, a memorial mourning pendant pin in gold with pearls, amethyst, and enamel. It is fully engraved to the back with the names of the two people commemorated and the dates they passed. IN MEMORY OF JULIET HOLLISTER OBIT. NOV. 25, 1848 AGED 68. ALSO IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM HOLLISTER, OBIT. 26 MAY 1850, AGED 62. With pin backing and ring for chain. Total weight approx. 26 grams.
Issued: 1848
Dimensions: 1.75"H x 2"W
Country of Origin: United States
This a beautiful early Victorian collector's piece, a memorial mourning pendant pin in gold with pearls, amethyst, and enamel. It is fully engraved to the back with the names of the two people commemorated and the dates they passed. IN MEMORY OF JULIET HOLLISTER OBIT. NOV. 25, 1848 AGED 68. ALSO IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM HOLLISTER, OBIT. 26 MAY 1850, AGED 62. With pin backing and ring for chain. Total weight approx. 26 grams.
Issued: 1848
Dimensions: 1.75"H x 2"W
Country of Origin: United States
Condition
Overall good