The Collection of Jean Louis Chameroy, Offered Without Reserve - 24 Oct 2023

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A collection of Victorian hair work jewels, mid 19th century

£200 - £300 £3,402

A collection of Victorian hair work jewels, mid 19th century, comprising: a floral brooch, length 9.4cm; four bracelets; three necklaces; a gold bangle, inner circumference 17.5cm, gross weight 45 grams; a brooch modelled as a knot; a pair of pendent earrings, length 8.1cm each, hook fittings; and two cross pendants, one set with a hardstone cameo depicting a recumbent lion, longest length 5.2cm

Cf.: Charlotte Gere and Judy Rudoe, Jewellery in the Age of Queen Victoria: A Mirror to the World, British Museum Press, 2010, p. 168-9, for similar examples of Victorian hairwork

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