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The front of the locket is beautifully worked with a black enameled cypher surmounted by an Earl’s coronet against a bloomed gold finish. The back is similarly decorated with an engraved cypher and coronet. The interior features an area for a portrait on one side, and a glass compartment enclosing a twisted lock of Francis Mary’s hair on the other. The frame surrounding the hair is engraved “Francis Mary Viscountess Forbes/Whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth/b. 21st Oct. 1811/d. Christmas day 1877.”
- Origin: England, 1877
- Condition: excellent, no enamel damage, dings, etc.
- Dimensions: 1-3/8” x 1-5/8” (2-1/4” with bail)
- Weight: 26.2 grams.
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Origin: France, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 1-9/32” wide; 1-3/8” long (not including chain); 2-1/4” long (including chain). Weight: 4.1 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: ruby, .16 ct; diamond, .10 ct.
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Origin: America, ca. 1870. Condition: excellent; all original; no cracks or enamel damage. Dimensions: 1-7/16” x 1-7/8” (2-1/2” including bail). Weight: 34.2 gr.
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Origin: America, circa 1860. Condition: excellent. Size: 1-3/8” x 11/16”. Weight: 8.5 grams.
$225.00
- Origin: Switzerland, ca 1900
- Condition: excellent, niello intact
- Length: 17-1/2”
- Weight: 21.0 grams
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- Origin: France, ca 1890.
- Condition: excellent; all original; no enamel damage.
- Dimensions: 1-3/32" diameter.
- Weight: 8.4 grams.
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Origin: America, ca. 1880. Condition: excellent, sharp detail. Dimensions: 3/4" x 5/8” x 1-1/4”. Weight: 9.1 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: citrine, 8.0 cts.
$250.00
Origin: America, ca. 1890. Condition: excellent, sharp details. Size: head, 11/16” x 3/8”; overall length, 2-1/2”. Weight: 1.8 grams.
Origin: England, 1857. Condition: virtually mint. Size: 8-1/4. Weight: 4.5 grams.
$850.00
Origin: America, ca. 1865. Condition: excellent, no enamel damage, no exterior dents. Dimensions: 1/4" wide, 6-1/8” interior circumference. Weight: 9.5 gr.
$1195.00
Origin: France, ca. 1870. Condition: excellent. Size: 1/2” x 1/2”. Weight: 10.4 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: ruby, .128 ct; diamond, .112 ct.
$3,400.00
- Origin: America, ca 1845
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 20-1/2" long; 7/16" wide
- Weight: 28.1 grams
$2,895.00
- Origin: France, ca. 1850
- Condition: excellent, a few small dings to the back cover
- Dimensions: 1-1/4” x 1-15/16” (2-5/16” including bail)
- Weight: 20.6 grams
- Approximate Total Diamond Weight: .05 carat
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The reverse is marked twice with the French boar's head mark for silver. The pendant is presented with a contemporary 15" 14K white gold chain. The pendant is presented in its original velvet- and silk-lined fitted case, imprinted with the logo for "Edward Tessier Silver & Goldsmith/Mourning Ornaments". Tessier remains one of London's finest purveyors of antique jewels and is still located at its original New Bond Street location.
Early French paste of this quality is getting exceedingly difficult to find. This is a very fine piece of period French paste jewelry, and the combination of paste and blue enamel is especially pleasing.
Origin: France, circa 1840. Condition: excellent, no damage. Size: 7/8" diameter (excluding bale).
$185.00
$1,450.00
Origin: England, ca. 1770/1871. Condition: very good. Dimensions: 9/16” diameter. Approximate Total Garnet Weight: 30.7 cts.
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- Origin: France, ca. 1890
- Condition: excellent, sharp detail
- Dimensions: 9/16” wide; 7-3/8” long
- Weight: 22.8 grams
- Approximate Total Sapphire Weight: 3.12 carats
$225.00
- Origin: Switzerland, ca 1900
- Condition: excellent, niello intact
- Length: 16-1/4”
- Weight: 15.2 grams