Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery

Live Auction, 5 March 2018

Jewels

Sold for

ZAR 25 010
Lot 7
  • 18th century gold and rock crystal Memento Mori slide, 1701


Lot Estimate
ZAR 12 000 - 15 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 25 010

About this Item

18th century gold and rock crystal Memento Mori slide, 1701
with faceted rock crystal bezel, inset with a pair of birds above a gilt crown, with entwined gilt-thread initials TH, with skull and crossbones below against a hairwork ground, the reverse inscribed TH, Not lost but gone before Feb: 14 1701, aeta 66, width approximately 20mm; a Georgian enamel and gold ring, 1806, set with a glazed oval-shaped compartment with the initials SS with hairwork beneath, enclosed by an enamel border inscribed SAML.SANDERS OB 30 MARCH1806 AE 67, to a plain shank, size U; and a Victorian blue enamel and half-pearl 15ct gold brooch, of navette outline, the pearl and enamel border enclosing a glazed compartment set with hair and seed-pearls against a silk ground, the reverse later engraved 1851 MEA 1911, width approximately 30mm
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