25th Mar, 2015 10:00
Fine Art
Sold for £2,800
Lot details
A Victorian portrait miniature pendant on chain, the central portrait miniature of a Mr. Wallis, with short grey hair, long side whiskers, wearing a bow tie and black jacket, in a pendant mount set with twenty-four rose cut diamonds and eight trefoils of half pearls, engraved to reverse 'Presented to Mrs. Wallis by the Directors of the South Shields Gas Coy, as a token of respect for her husband, June 1882', the tapering bale set with three further half pearls, on a hollow cast yellow metal button link chain, the pendant 8cms high including bale, chain 50cms long, in original fitted case retailed by Reid & Sons, Newcastle upon Tyne.
A Victorian portrait miniature pendant on chain, the central portrait miniature of a Mr. Wallis, with short grey hair, long side whiskers, wearing a bow tie and black jacket, in a pendant mount set with twenty-four rose cut diamonds and eight trefoils of half pearls, engraved to reverse 'Presented to Mrs. Wallis by the Directors of the South Shields Gas Coy, as a token of respect for her husband, June 1882', the tapering bale set with three further half pearls, on a hollow cast yellow metal button link chain, the pendant 8cms high including bale, chain 50cms long, in original fitted case retailed by Reid & Sons, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Auction: Fine Art, 25th Mar, 2015
