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Chatelaine clip and chain plus trinkets
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chatelaine clip
19th c.
metal; enamel; Mother-of-Pearl

Chain and chatelaine clip with five hooks bearing three objects. 1) Trinket spyglass with Mother-of-Pearl panelled barrel and two brass draws. 2) Unidentified: Possibly miniature opera glasses (?) 3) Miniature folding quizzer with round case and round lens. (Verdigris on lens). Clip features brown enamel panel depicting a boy playing a flute.


1999.1945

BOA Purchase, 1937



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