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Lot Essay
For the most recent publication on eye miniatures, see the exhibition catalogue The Look of Love: Eye Miniatures from the Skier Collection, Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Ala., 2012.
Details
ENGLISH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1800
A lady's brown eye, weeping, a seed-pearl on her cheek, brown curling hair set with gold wire
on ivory
navette-shaped, 1 5/8 in. (41 mm.) high, gold frame with split-pearl surround, split-pearl set suspension-loop surmount
A lady's brown eye, weeping, a seed-pearl on her cheek, brown curling hair set with gold wire
on ivory
navette-shaped, 1 5/8 in. (41 mm.) high, gold frame with split-pearl surround, split-pearl set suspension-loop surmount
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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