Fine Jewellery - 20th April 2023

Lot 1331

A pair of Stuart crystal mourning bracelet clasps

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1300

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Description

A pair of Stuart crystal mourning bracelet clasps, circa 1700 and later, each of oval outline, containing the initials OM beneath a Ducal coronet and the initials AC respectively, over woven hair work, enclosed within a gold rope twist border, to an outer ring of gold stars on a blue ground, each covered by a faceted crystal and mounted in gold, converted from slides and set within a matching pair of early 19th century gold bracelet clasps with beaded borders, each measuring 1.7cm x 1.5cm