L. EARLY NINETEENTH-CENTURY JEWELLERY _p. 328._
1-2. Pair of earrings in form of baskets of flowers,
enamelled, and set with turquoises and pearls.
(Mr. Jeffery Whitehead.)
3-4. Pair of bracelet clasps of beaded goldwork set with
various coloured stones, with Crown and Royal
cypher in enamel. Formerly the property of Queen
Charlotte. (Mr. Jeffery Whitehead.)
5. Necklace and pendent cross, with brooch and earrings
_en suite_: of beaded gold and filigree, set with
pink topazes and pearls. English. (Lady Ramsay.)
6. Necklace, with brooch and earring _en suite_, of
coloured gold set with amethysts and pearls.
English. (Lady Ramsay.)
LI. BUCKLES AND NECKLACES. LATE EIGHTEENTH AND EARLY
NINETEENTH CENTURIES _p. 330._
1-2. Pair of steel buckles partly plated with silver.
Signed W. Hipkins. _p. 315._ (H. C. S.)
3. Girdle-clasp of faceted steel. English (Birmingham),
late eighteenth century. _p. 315._ (V. and A. M.)
4. Gold shoe-buckle. English, eighteenth century.
_p. 322._ (V. and A. M.)
5. Silver girdle-buckle. English, eighteenth century.
(H. C. S.)
6. Silver shoe-buckle. English, eighteenth century.
(H. C. S.)
7. Necklace of delicate gold filigree enriched with
blue enamel and set with sapphire pastes. Early
nineteenth century. (Mrs. Holman Hunt.)
8. Necklace of cast iron mounted with gold: the oval
plaques, in open-work, alternately a spray of
flowers and a figure subject in the style of an
antique gem. Prussia (Berlin), early nineteenth
century. _p. 330._ (V. and A. M.)
LII. MODERN FRENCH JEWELLERY. (V. and A. M.) _p. 338._
1. Enamelled gold brooch. By Georges Fouquet.
2. Neck-ornament (_plaque de collier_): carved horn,
set with pink baroque pearls. By René Lalique.
3. Pin for the hair, gold, set with opals and diamonds.
By Gaston Laffitte.
4. Gold pendant set with diamonds and an opal, and
enriched with open-work translucent enamel in high
relief. By Comte du Suau de la Croix.
5. Enamelled gold pendant, set with diamonds, opals, and
emeralds. By G. Gautrain.
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