An Indian tiger claw souvenir brooch and earrings. - image-1

Lot 27 Dα

An Indian tiger claw souvenir brooch and earrings.

Auction 1056 - overview Cologne
12.11.2015, 17:00 - Jewellery and Boxes
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
Result: 992 € (incl. premium)

An Indian tiger claw souvenir brooch and earrings.

An Indian tiger claw souvenir brooch and earrings. Gilt filigree, vermeil and 14k gold openwork settings encorporating six tiger claws, and a pair of earrings with individual claws. Minor tin soldered repairs to the brooch. Brooch diameter 5.7, earrings H 3.7 cm. Total weight 20.7 g.
Last quarter 19th C.

This lot contains materials which require a CITES licence for export outside of EU contract territory. We would like to inform you that such licences are usually not granted.

Literature

Cf. Bennett/Mascetti, Understanding Jewellery, 2011, p. 152, illus. 158.