Miscellaneous

Lot 2065    Session 8 (2:30pm Wednesday)    Miscellaneous

Estimate $70
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $60

VINTAGE MOURNING BRACELET, band of woven hair and in the centre is a gold (tests as 9ct) rectangular locket, edged with pearls, and in the centre under glass is a braided lock of blonde hair, the woven band hair frayed; another bracelet in silver with seven oval bezels, each fitted with a polished opaque, white hardstone (or plastic?) and on each is an amethyst (approx 1.25ct) claw set in a decorative silver fitting (18cm long), one connecting lug missing from one bezel and another bezel broken and needs joining; brass locket with engraved pattern on left side of lid, attached to a muff chain (approx 71cm), missing securing loop on one end; necklace of small tapering pearls with 9ct gold securing catch, broken at one end (approx 40cm), in case by Stewart Dawson & Co, with enclosed card that reads 'Esperance Dorothy Corbould 1895-1984'; vintage horseshoe stick pin in base metal; steel pin with rolled gold ball at end with small portion of safety chain, rest of fitting missing; broken pieces from vintage rolled gold spectacles. Defects as specified above, otherwise very good - very fine. (7)

Esperance Corbould was the sister of Gordon Clarence Corbould, a Australian submariner lost on the submarine AE1 when it disappeared without trace in WWI.