Two Items of Jewelry. 1st Item: 18K yellow gold blue topaz cluster ring, 13 grams total weight, size 6-1/2, marked and tested 18K. 2nd Item: Victorian14K rose gold seed pearl star burst pin, 1" W, unmarked but tested 14K not including bar clasp. 4.8 grams total weight. Condition: Overall excellent condition.
Lot 165: 2 Rings: 14K Lapis w/ Turquoise plus Sterling Gree
Two Lady's Cocktail Rings. 1ST ITEM: Marked 14K Lapis, Persian turquoise and diamond fashion gold ring with center oval lapis surrounded by smaller round Persian turquoise and lapis in rope frame mounting with 5 round diamonds each weighing approximately .07 ct. 21 grams total wt. Size 7. Overall size of face of ring approximately 23mm […]
Lot 163: Mourning pin with relief decoration of urn
Miniature mourning brooch, featuring a carved ivory plinth with polychrome enameled decoration, supporting a gold basket with applied fruit decoration, against a background of trees painted in watercolor or macerated hair. All enclosed in an oval enameled frame with simulated enamel "pearls". Probably English, first quarter 19th century. 1" H x 3/4" W. Provenance: Estate […]
Lot 164: 2 Sepia mourning pin w/ birds & paste surround
Item 1: Miniature ivory brooch, navette shape with sepia watercolor painted decoration of two birds, one flying with a worm in its mouth, the other perched on the edge of an empty birdcage (possibly symbolizing the loss of a child). Surrounded by paste stones. 1 1/2" H x 7/8" W. Early 19th century. Item 2: […]
Lot 161: 1839 East Tennessee Gold Masonic Medal
Gold Masonic Medal or Mark Penny engraved en verso "Andrew Kernahan, Royal Arch Chapter, no. 13. Clinton, Tenn. 1839." This likely would have been a medal given for to Mr. Kernahan for achieving his Mark Master Degree. Front is engraved with a square and compass with a sun face in the in the center surrounded […]
Lot 162: Two sepia miniature brooches, mourning scenes
Two sepia painted miniature pins or brooches. 1st item: Mourning brooch with sepia and possibly macerated hair decoration depicting lovebirds perched on an urn atop a tomb. Oval gold frame, 1" H x 1/2" W. 2nd item: Navette shaped brooch with sepia painted depiction of a woman and a lamb standing by a fence. Gold […]
Lot 160: 10K Masonic Fob or Pendant, 19th c.
Freemasonry / Oddfellows related watch fob or pendant in 10K yellow gold frame, containing miniature symbols executed in relief against a plain oval white (possibly glass background). Symbols include the all-seeing eye, sun, columns with globes, candles, a beehive and Masonic square. 1-3/4" x 1-1/4" oval frame. Probably American, early to mid 19th century. Provenance: […]
Lot 159: 2 Silver Snuff Boxes, Inc. Cowry Shell
Two Georgian snuff boxes. 1st item: silver mounted cowrie shell snuff box, no marks evident, 3"L. English, circa 1800. 2nd item: Old Sheffield silver plated snuff box with bright cut engraved design of a fish, cornucopias, and thistles. Monogrammed AB. 5/8"H x 2"W x 1-3/8" D. British, circa 1800. Provenance: Estate of Salli LaGrone, Franklin, […]
Lot 158: Silver mounted horn cup w/hunt scene
A horn cup or beaker, tapered round form with silver mounted rim, the body engraved with a fox hunting scene (men on horses with hounds at their feet and a house in the background). Unmarked. 4"H. Probably English, 19th century. Provenance: Estate of Salli LaGrone, Franklin, Tennessee. Condition: Some buckling, wear and small tear to […]
Lot 157: 2 Horn Snuff Boxes & Toleware Cigarette Case
1st item: Horn snuff box with hinged lid, painted with the image of a fish. 1/2"H x 1-1/4"W x 3/4"D. 2nd item: Horn snuff box with applied mixed metal mounts, silver and copper, engraved with various hunting designs including a basket, rifle, hunting dog and dead bird. 1-1/4" H x 3"W x 1-1/4"D. Item 3: […]