A pair of pendent earrings, circa 1850
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Auction: 23 October 2024 From 14:00 BST
Description
Each surmount formed of linear lines, centrally claw-set with a seed pearl, to a similarly designed drop featuring a raised vine leaf and tendrils decorated with seed pearls, suspending a fine tassel, post fittings, length 5.2cm
Footnote
The central vine motif is similar in style to the “new and ingenious” vine brooches retailed by J.W. Benson of Cornwall and exhibited at the 1851 Great Exhibition in London.
See British Museum, London, museum number 1978,1002.848.a