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Fall 2024 Fine Art & Estate Auction

Sterling Silver & Lapis Jewelry Lot

This auction ended on October 31, 2024.

Start price: $50

Estimated price: $100 - $150

Buyer's Premium: 25%

Description

Item/Description: Sterling Silver studio artisan choker necklace and earrings hand-crafted from Sterling Silver and set with navy blue lapis. Choker necklace is comprised of disc shaped circular stations set with lapis stone, hinged links. Push-in invisible clasp. Hallmark: indecipherable numbers, letters. The earrings are geometric the mounting is diamond shaped accented with a teardrop section of lapis as its centerpiece. Beautiful design. Straight back posts, butterfly backs. Unmarked.

Material: Sterling Silver (tested) Lapis

Dimensions Necklace: Length: 16"; Width: 1/2"; approximately 40 grams; Dimensions Earrings: Length: 1 5/16"; Width: 3/4"; approximately 8 grams

Condition: Good. Signs of age, use and wear including scratches, scuffs, roughness and abraded areas to lapis, tarnish to silver; bend to post of earring. Butterfly backs are not a matched pair.

Age: 1980s

Provenance: JoAnn Young Collection, purchased in Chile

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