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A PAIR OF 18TH CENTURY CHRYSOLITE EAR PENDANTS
Of pendeloque form, each navette shaped surmount with floral motif centre entirely set with vari-cut chrysolites, suspending a similarly-set elongated drop shaped pendant, joined by a bow design connection, closed-set in silver, later clip fittings, circa 1770, 8.5cm
Of pendeloque form, each navette shaped surmount with floral motif centre entirely set with vari-cut chrysolites, suspending a similarly-set elongated drop shaped pendant, joined by a bow design connection, closed-set in silver, later clip fittings, circa 1770, 8.5cm
Literature
Cf. Daniela Mascetti and Amanda Triossi, Earrings from Antiquity to the Present, London, 1990, p.59 for an identical pair of 18th century earrings
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