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EDWARDIAN, DIAMOND AND PLATINUM LORGNETTE WITH DIAMOND COLLET CHAIN
Estimate: $1,500-$2,000
Sold
$2,000
Timed Auction
Jewelry Through the Ages: Georgian to Modern
Description

EDWARDIAN, DIAMOND AND PLATINUM LORGNETTE WITH DIAMOND COLLET CHAIN


The chain set with old European cut diamonds weighing approximately 1.80 carats total, the lorgnette set with kite, old European, and single cut diamonds weighing approximately 0.40 carat total. Platinum. Chain: 30 inches long.
Gross weight: 18.10 dwt.


Property from the Stuyvesant Fish Family

Condition
Overall Condition: Scratches and wear to metal consistent with age and use. Acid test indicates lorgnette, chain, and clasp are platinum. One of the lenses is missing. The glass frame is slightly bent. Lorgnette Diamond Characteristics (graded insofar as mounting permits)Color: G-H.Clarity: VS-Si.Chain Diamond Characteristics (graded insofar as mounting permits)Color: G-H.Clarity: SI-I.Any information appearing in the Condition Report should be treated as opinion and is provided as a courtesy. Freeman’s | Hindman is not responsible for any discrepancies, errors, or errors of omission. Please contact jewelrycr@hindmanauctions.com to request a Condition Report, if none is provided, or to request additional information or photographs of this lot. All lots are sold “AS IS”.
Provenance
Property from the Stuyvesant Fish FamilyMrs. Stuyvesant Fish, better known as 'Mamie' earned a distinct reputation among the 'Gilded Age' society of the 1890's. As the wife of Stuyvesant Fish, president of the Illinois Central Railroad and a descendant of the last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam, Mamie was naturally at the center of New York's social scene. In 1915, The New York Times wrote, "Mrs. Fish gave the most original and sparkling entertainments of any New York hostess." One can only imagine the many events this evening purse, of exquisitely engraved 14 karat gold attended in the hands of Mamie Fish at their still standing Italianate mansion designed by Stanford White at 25 East 78th Street or their Newport, Rhode Island mansion.Current viewers of HBO's Drama 'The Gilded Age' will certainly recognize Mamie Fish as the larger-than-life socialite portrayed by actress, Ashlie Atkinson.
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