A large group of finely carved 19th century German ivory jewellery comprising:- two crosses on chain link necklaces; three pairs of pendant earrings; three oblong belt buckles; three openwork brooches ; and three ivory mounted tortoiseshell hair combs, the pieces all decorated with fruit, flowers and foliage, circa 1880, probably from Erback in Odenwald.

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A large group of finely carved 19th century German ivory jewellery comprising:- two crosses on chain link necklaces; three pairs of pendant earrings; three oblong belt buckles; three openwork brooches ; and three ivory mounted tortoiseshell hair combs, the pieces all decorated with fruit, flowers and foliage, circa 1880, probably from Erback in Odenwald.
Literature
C.f. H Tait (ed): The Art of The Jeweller, The Hull Grundy Gift to the British Museum (1984), p.32.

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