The Property of
D.O. FAIRLIE OF MYRES
A VICTORIAN GEMSET AND ENAMEL PENDANT
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A VICTORIAN GEMSET AND ENAMEL PENDANT
The hexagonal peridot in blue, white and red enamel border embellished with diamonds and pearl-set trefoils, with suspension link en suite, engraved foliate back and detachable tapering octagonal peridot drop,
circa 1880, in the style of Ernesto Rinzi, 9.0cm. overall height
Provenance: Given by the present owner's grandfather, J.O. Fairlie of Myres, to his wife in 1880 on his appointment as private Chamberlain to Pope Leo XIII.
Ernesto Rinzi (1836-1909) is thought to have been brought to London from Italy by Castellani in the 1860's. His work is very close to that of his contemporary, Carlo Giuliano
The hexagonal peridot in blue, white and red enamel border embellished with diamonds and pearl-set trefoils, with suspension link en suite, engraved foliate back and detachable tapering octagonal peridot drop,
circa 1880, in the style of Ernesto Rinzi, 9.0cm. overall height
Provenance: Given by the present owner's grandfather, J.O. Fairlie of Myres, to his wife in 1880 on his appointment as private Chamberlain to Pope Leo XIII.
Ernesto Rinzi (1836-1909) is thought to have been brought to London from Italy by Castellani in the 1860's. His work is very close to that of his contemporary, Carlo Giuliano
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