Lot 512: A Collection of Vintage Costume Jewellery Including Royal Commemorative and Celtic Style Pieces
An assortment of vintage costume jewellery and trinkets presented in various containers. The collection includes a red velvet-lined presentation box with a cream satin interior lid featuring a printed gold inscription: H.R.H. Prince Charles Lady Diana 29th July 1981. Contained within is a gilt-metal oval pendant featuring a photographic portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales, under a domed cover with an openwork border. This box also contains a gold-tone multi-strand chain necklace with a faux pearl bead and a black velvet choker with a dark heart-shaped pendant.
An aged rectangular metal tin contains a shell cameo brooch in a gold-tone rope-twist frame, a floral brooch set with a faux pearl and pink rhinestones, a ceramic heart-shaped plaque decorated with purple floral motifs, and a gold-tone floral brooch accented with turquoise-coloured beads. A small gold-tone circular pendant is included, accompanied by a card insert printed with the word LUCKY.
A double strand of graduated cream-coloured faux pearls is presented in a black box, featuring silver-tone spacers set with clear rhinestones. A blue box contains faceted blue glass beads, a large silver-tone butterfly brooch decorated with blue and green enamel and rhinestones, and a circular silver-tone pendant containing a blue morpho butterfly wing under glass. A separate square white box contains a white-metal Celtic-style cross pendant set with various polished semi-precious stones including rose quartz and carnelian, suspended on a fine link chain.
Condition report:
The items are in varying vintage condition. The commemorative presentation box shows light wear to the velvet exterior (photo 1). The metal tin shows significant surface oxidation, tarnishing, and wear throughout (photo 1). Faux pearls exhibit some surface rubbing to the nacre. The butterfly brooch and enamel pieces appear intact with no visible losses to the stones or enamel (photo 1). The Celtic pendant shows light surface tarnishing to the metal components. All items appear to be structurally sound with original components present where visible.
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