A Late 18th-century miniature heart and bow mourning locket, centred with a glazed sepia on ivory panel, depicting a Savoy knot within a laurel wreath, surround alternating with cushion-cut rubies and old-cut diamonds, to an enamelled bow surmount inscribed 'capillæ trium cor unum' (Hair three heart one), hinged compartment to verso engraved with three initials, open to reveal woven hairwork panel, unmarked metal testing as 9ct, 2.7 x 1.8 cm, 4.6 grams.
A Late 18th-century miniature heart and bow mourning locket, centred with a glazed sepia on ivory panel, depicting a Savoy knot within a laurel wreath, surround alternating with cushion-cut rubies and old-cut diamonds, to an enamelled bow surmount inscribed 'capillæ trium cor unum' (Hair three heart one), hinged compartment to verso engraved with three initials, open to reveal woven hairwork panel, unmarked metal testing as 9ct, 2.7 x 1.8 cm, 4.6 grams.
Auction: Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver, 22nd May, 2025
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