A GEORGE III JEWELLED AND ENAMEL GOLD `RECOVERY FROM ILLNESS` MEDALLION CONVERTED INTO A LOCKET PENDANT

Lot 86
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Lot 86 | A GEORGE III JEWELLED AND ENAMEL GOLD 'RECOVERY FROM ILLNESS' MEDALLION CONVERTED INTO A LOCKET PENDANT
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£ 3 000 – 5 000
A GEORGE III JEWELLED AND ENAMEL GOLD 'RECOVERY FROM ILLNESS' MEDALLION CONVERTED INTO A LOCKET PENDANT

THE MEDALLION ENGLAND, DATED 1789, THE MOUNTS CIRCA 1820

Circular, centred with the medallion enamelled in white, red and blue and inscribed 'Regi Amato Reduci / Vivat G III R / Mart X MDCCLXXXIX', within a gold rim shaped as a serpent, the reverse with a glazed compartment containing a lock of hair of Queen Charlotte (1744-1818) and another lock of hair of King George III (1738-1820), both within black enamelled rims, all surmounted by an enamelled crown, set with diamonds, rubies and emeralds, with a hinged suspension loop

3 in. (7.5 cm.) high

gross weight 1 oz. 2 dwt. (34.5 gr.)





Provenance

The medallion presented by Queen Charlotte (1744-1818), 19 March 1789.

With Daniel Packer, London, 2005.
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