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A coral parure

Estimate €150–250

Description

Comprising two pins and a pair of earrings.

Mounted in silver (800/000) and set with coral beads, one of the pins accented with micro-pearls.

Possibly Italian, 19th/20th century.

(signs of wear, one bead missing from an earring).

6 x 3.8 cm (brooch), 4.8 x 2.6 cm (brooch), 4.2 cm (earrings)

Provenance

Private collection, Estoril.

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