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SEED PEARL NECKLACE, 19TH CENTURY
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 CHF
Sold
bidding is closed
Description
Designed as two seed pearl torsades, the pearl set clasp supporting two tassles, length approximately 360mm, fitted case stamped Lucien Tesson, the exterior of the case with a grass-snake, symbol of the Colbert family, surmounted with a marquis crown.
Provenance
Caroline de Colbert-Turgis (1829-1886), daughter of Albert-Henri de Colbert, Comte de Colbert-Turgis, and Caroline de Colbert Chabanais, who married Edouard de Colbert, Marquis du Cannet (1828-1859) Thence by descent