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Lot 5063

Gold and Gem-Set Dangle Earrings, Margaret Barnaby

Lot Details & Additional Photographs
The gold shaped earring set with engraved detailing, set with boulder opal and a fossil, suspending a removable gold sea creature dangle, completed with a post and omega back, signed, numbered 9472, stamped 18K.

Earring 1.25 x 1.25 in., with dangle 2.75 in.

16.3 dwt.

From the Collection of Francine Pilloff, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Margaret Barnaby is an American jewelry artist known for intricate, nature‑inspired, one‑of‑a‑kind pieces. Her work employs granulation, wirework, and embroidery, using materials such as pearls, shells, coral, gemstones, bone, and wood. She has taught at the Rhode Island School of Design and the Penland School of Crafts, with exhibitions in galleries and museums worldwide.

Good estate condition.