Sui Generis: Bejewelled Treasures of Time
Sui Generis: Bejewelled Treasures of Time
Property of a Lady
Lot Closed
April 28, 03:04 AM GMT
Estimate
26,000 - 40,000 HKD
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Lady
Diamond, Seed Pearl and Enamel Locket Pendent Necklace
Mid 19th Century
鑽石 配 琺瑯彩 項鏈, 19世紀中期
The locket pendant with guilloché on blue enamel highlighted with old-cut diamonds of floral motif, to the similarly-set chain decorated with seed pearls, necklace length approximately 30mm, with case.
小盒首飾富有紀念價值,在十九世紀中期風靡一時,時人會以天鵝絨絲帶為小盒綁上蝴蝶結,或將小盒掛在鏈帶上佩戴。人們通常將一撮頭髮放入小盒中,再於盒中留下銘文,如姓名縮寫。此小盒吊墜上的花朵可能是勿忘我,一件類例著錄於David Bennett 與 Daniela Mascetti 撰寫的《珠寶詳解》中(頁124)。