Jewellery - 26th October 2017

Lot 1620

A late 17th-century Stuart crystal memento mori slide

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £950

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Description

A late 17th-century Stuart crystal memento mori slide, (later converted to a clasp), the faceted rock crystal covering a skeleton sitting at a table with a skull above the motto 'learn to die' on plaited hair, mounted in gold, 2.5cm wide