Lot 2 Dα

Parts of a Spanish 18k gold and emerald Rococo suite.

Comprised of a pair of hook earrings, a Sevigné brooch and a devant-de-corsage pendant, each formed from multiple pierced foliate motifs set with Colombian emeralds. The three-part earrings with 78 step-cut emeralds; the four-part pendant with 85 emeralds in varying cuts and a central Baroque form natural pearl (not tested, diameter 8 mm) with loops on the reverse for a ribbon; the three-part brooch with 46 emeralds in varying historic cuts and a small pearl droplet. Hallmarks: Lion guarantee mark of Córdoba, 18th century. Some minor dents and various small losses and older repairs. The upper part of the brooch lost. The pearl droplet a later addition. L earrings 6 cm. Devant-de-corsage 9.0 x 5.8 cm. Brooch 6.2 x 5.5 cm. Total weight 51.22 g.
Córdoba, ca. 1760, with minor later modifications.