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Lot 72
Collection of Eight Antique Mourning Jewelry Items
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
To include a low karat gold oval brooch with braided hair under glass in the center (.75 x 1 1/8 in.); a rectangular gold brooch with black enamel and braided hair under glass, testing 14KT (1 x 1.25 in.); an oval white chalcedony brooch with braided hair under glass, testing 14KT (1 1/8 x 1.5 in.); a lozenge shape brooch/pendant with gold scroll initials over braided hair under glass with an engraved border, testing 14KT (7/8 x 1.25 in.); an oblong oval brooch with a hand painted cherub holding a bow and arrow leaning on an anchor, testing 14KT (.75 x 2 in.); an oval brooch/pendant with a central image of a man with an old cut paste border, testing 10KT (1 x 1 3/8 in.); a Mary Queen of Scots pendant with a central glass case surrounded by foiled back garnets suspended from a crown motif of foiled back garnets, testing at least 10KT (75 x 1.75 in.); and a pear shape lover's eye locket suspended from a crown motif of bezel set foiled back garnets, testing 10KT (.5 x 1 in.).; an elongated oval gold clasp with a reciprocal blue and white enamel border, reverse engraved appearing to read "Josh Walker ab 1st Feb 1790 / Oct 74."

39.0 total dwt.

Estate of the late Lynn Fisher, Raleigh, NC

Good estate condition; a couple of stones deficient; a few stones with chips and abrasions; some enamel loss.

$600 - 1,200