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Lover's Eye Ring w/ Pearls, ca 1820
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Pre 1837 VR item# 260777 (stock# JC85)
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Granite Pail Collectibles
301-608-3344
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Early 19th century lover’s eye miniature, in watercolor on ivory, set into a gold ring, circa 1800-1820. A wonderful tradition in sentimental jewelry, the eye miniature was the most intimate token of love – only the recipient and subject, the lover and beloved, knew the eye’s identity. It was popularized by the Prince of Wale (later George IV), the center of England’s fashionable world, during the last decades of the 18th century. Falling in love with the Catholic Maria Fitzherbert, a taboo f ...click for details
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Gorgeous Victorian Mourning Set
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Pre 1900 item# 196049 (stock# JOG01)
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Granite Pail Collectibles
301-608-3344
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Gorgeous Victorian mourning set, consisting of an ornate dangle brooch and drop earrings. The woman who owned them thought they were onyx (so much black jewelry is called onyx!), but the earrings appear to be jet, and the brooch jet on vulcanite. They are elegant and very wearable. The brooch features a central panel in three sections and three polyhedron drops, all with applied 18k gold decorative elements. The earrings echo the drops, very light and elegant, and are in great condition. Bro ...click for details
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