The Collection of Jean Louis Chameroy, Offered Without Reserve - 24th October 2023
Lot 10
λ A suite of cut steel jewels, 19th century
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £693
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Description
λ A suite of cut steel jewels, 19th century, comprising: a pair of hair ornaments with tortoiseshell fittings, length 9cm each; two necklaces, length of longest 37cm; a bangle, inner circumference 17.3cm; and a pair of earrings suspending a fringe of pendants, length 5.3cm, hook fittings, each of geometric design, set with faceted steel
Cf.: Anne Clifford, Cut Steel and Berlin Iron Jewellery, Bath, 1971, p.45, no.10, for a similar necklace with geometric pendants