20th Mar, 2025 9:30
A small aggregate of jewellery items; to include a Masonic intaglio fob seal, the octagonal agate panel engraved with the 47th Problem of Euclid, Greek inscribed legend ΕΝ ΤΗ ΣΚΟΤΙΑ ΤΟ ΦΩΣ ΦΑΙΝΕΙ (The light shines in the darkness John 1:5), in a mount with scrolled surmount, unmarked metal testing as 9ct, 2.3 x 2.1 cm; an oval swivel mourning fob, with an agate cabochon and hairwork panel to the back, in scrolled mount marked '9ct'; a Scottish citrine brooch, centred with an oval dark orange citrine of 15.6 x 12.8 x 9.7 mm, flanked by two thistles motifs, unmarked metal testing as 14ct, 4.5 cm wide; a Pliny's dove shell cameo brooch, in a cutdown mount testing as 9ct, 3.0 cm wide; Total weighable 38.9 grams; Together with a 10.5 cm long smoky quartz silver brooch, and a Continental white metal lipstick holder marked '830'. (6)
Sold for £320
Condition Report
Mourning swivel fob is loose from mount, would need repair.
A small aggregate of jewellery items; to include a Masonic intaglio fob seal, the octagonal agate panel engraved with the 47th Problem of Euclid, Greek inscribed legend ΕΝ ΤΗ ΣΚΟΤΙΑ ΤΟ ΦΩΣ ΦΑΙΝΕΙ (The light shines in the darkness John 1:5), in a mount with scrolled surmount, unmarked metal testing as 9ct, 2.3 x 2.1 cm; an oval swivel mourning fob, with an agate cabochon and hairwork panel to the back, in scrolled mount marked '9ct'; a Scottish citrine brooch, centred with an oval dark orange citrine of 15.6 x 12.8 x 9.7 mm, flanked by two thistles motifs, unmarked metal testing as 14ct, 4.5 cm wide; a Pliny's dove shell cameo brooch, in a cutdown mount testing as 9ct, 3.0 cm wide; Total weighable 38.9 grams; Together with a 10.5 cm long smoky quartz silver brooch, and a Continental white metal lipstick holder marked '830'. (6)
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