PAUA SHELL AND ENAMEL NECKLACE, CIRCA 1900

PAUA SHELL AND ENAMEL NECKLACE, CIRCA 1900

Estimate $400 – $600

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Lot Sold $1,700 (Hammer Price)
$2,040 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

The large shield shaped multi-coloured enamel pendant is bordered by silver wirework and suspended from two collet set paua shell links with a pear shaped paua shell drop, to a fancy link chain, mounted in silver, length approximately 480mm, some enamel deficient. In the style of Edith and Nelson Dawson. Reference: for a closely comparable piece see Jewellery and Metalwork in the Arts and Crafts Tradition, page 50. Provenance From the private collection of Dr Brian and Mrs Edith Mackie, Toft Monks, Elizabeth Bay, Sydney.

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