Lot 60:
Sold for: £30
Description
A collection of vintage and antique costume jewellery presented in a mahogany finished wooden jewellery chest. The assortment comprises various brooches, pendants, and pins, including several shell cameo pieces in silver-tone and gold-tone filigree or twisted wire frames. The lot features a large oval green and blue enamel brooch, a silver-tone spray brooch set with colorless rhinestones, an enameled parrot brooch, a Mother script brooch set with blue stones, and a circular brass-tone brooch with a Celtic knot design. An oval porcelain style plaque depicting a portrait of a woman is also included.
The jewellery chest features a green velvet-lined interior with ring rolls and divided compartments containing a gold-tone band with a red cabochon, a floral enamel brooch, a white metal horseshoe pendant on a chain, a small book-shaped locket with a heart and arrow motif, and various necklaces and stick pins. One pin is inscribed 17 AOUT AGOSTO 1953 around an edelweiss flower. An enamel badge is present, inscribed COUNTY ARTS CLUB and 1952-2012 with the number 60. The wooden chest is fitted with a brass-tone swing handle and decorative escutcheon.
Condition report:
The mahogany finished chest shows significant surface wear, including multiple scuffs, scratches, and finish loss along the edges and top surface (photo 5). The internal green velvet lining shows light particulate matter and general use (photo 3). The jewellery items generally appear in good vintage condition; however, the parrot brooch shows some enamel wear, and the white metal horseshoe pendant appears tarnished (photo 3). The Mother brooch is missing several blue stones (photo 2). One cameo pendant is missing its bail or attachment (photo 2).
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