Lot 1035
  • 1035

GOLD "STUART CRYSTAL" MOURNING SLIDE, LATE 17TH CENTURY

Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 USD
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Description

  • GOLD, HAIR, CRYSTAL
  • Length 7/8 in.
With embroidered angels holding a heart above a monogram on a hairwork ground beneath a faceted rock crystal, reverse with loop attachments, apparently unmarked.

Provenance

Christie's, London, November 30, 1993, lot 104.

Exhibited

Museum of Mourning Art, Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.

Condition

good condition
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