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New York, Grand Havana Room, Apr 25, 2001

LOT 277

Unsigned, Geneva. Produced circa 1830.Very fine, 18K gold and enamel bangle fitted with two ivory miniatures.

C. miniature case: two-body, spring-loaded top entirely covered with gold foliage and white enamel floral decoration on a black enamel ground, the band with 16 lobes, similarly decorated to the cover, polished back, opening the front cover reveals a finely painted portrait of a young gentleman under a hinged, glazed bezel, which when tilted reveals another miniature of a young lady, with hinged back accessible from underneath. Bracelet: three links on each side decorated with a pattern matchinghe miniature cover.