Historical Earrings with Miniature Portraits

Lot 115
25.09.2025 18:00UTC +02:00
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AuctioneerVAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH
Event locationGermany, Köln
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Lot 115 | Historical Earrings with Miniature Portraits
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€ 260 – 300
HISTORICAL EARRINGS WITH MINIATURE PORTRAITS.

Origin: Presumably England.
Material: Hanger 333/- rose gold, tested, polished steel, porcelain painting.
Total Weight: ca. 7,5 g.
Measurement: ca. 6,0 cm x 1,7 cm.
Organic Matter: 2 oval, mother-of-pearl flakes ca. 1,7 x 1,2 cm.
Description: Earrings made of polished steel with delicate miniature portraits of a girl and a boy. The miniatures are framed by small faceted steel beads and decorated with bow-shaped and circular elements made from additional steel beads.
Polished steel jewellery originated in England in the 18th century. The small faceted steel buttons have a gemstone-like shine, which allowed them to evolve from simple imitations of diamonds into a jewellery form in their own right.
The proceeds will go to a charitable foundation.


Condition: in good condition for its age, traces of wear in the form of minor to more
severe scratches, verso traces of rust visible in places. The miniature of the boy has a
crack across the portrait.
Address of auction VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH
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