C A- T A- Xj O G TJ E
l^lUr
OF THE
VALUABLE JEWELS
OF
MRS. GIDEON,
OF PARIS,
Comprising Fine Peart and Brilliant Necklaces, Bracelets, Brooches,
Pendants, Tiaras and other Ornaments, set with Rubies,
Emeralds, Pearls, Brilliants, Sapphires, &c.;
LOUIS XY. AND LOUIS XYI. GOLD BOXES,
ETUIS, BONBONNIERES,
CHATELAINES, SOUVENIRS, AND OTHER BIJOUTERIE
AND TRINKETS;
And a few Gold and Silver Coins and Medals:
WHICH
Mtill be bn Ruction bn
Messrs. CHRISTIE, MANSON & WOODS,
at their great rooms,
8 KING STREET, ST. JAMES’S SQUARE,
On TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1897,
AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY.
May be viewed Saturday and Monday preceding, and Catalogues
bad, at Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods* Offices, 8 King Street,
iSt. James’s Square , S. IF.
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CONDITIONS OF SALE.
f. THE highest Bidder to he the Buyer; and if any dispute arise
between two or more Bidders, the Lot so in dispute shall be
immediately put up again and re-sold.
II. No person to advance less than Is.; above Five Pounds, 5s.; and
so on in proportion.
III. In the case of Lots upon which there is a reserve, the Auctioneer
shall have the right to bid on behalf of the Seller.
IY. The Purchasers to give in their Names and Places of Abode,
and to pay down 5s. in the pound, or more, in part of payment,
or the whole of the Purchase-Money, if required ; in default
of which, the Lot or Lots so purchased to be immediately put
up again and re-sold.
V. The Lots to be taken away and paid for, whether genuine and
authentic or not, with all faults and errors of description, at
the Buyer’s expense and risk, within Two days from the Sale;
Messrs. Christie, Mauson and Woods not being responsible
for the correct description, genuineness, or authenticity of
or any fault or defect in, any Lot, and making no warranty,
whatever.
VI. To prevent inaccuracy in delivery, and inconvenience in the
settlement of the Purchases, no Lot can on any account be
removed during the time of Sale; and the remainder of the
Purchase-Money must absolutely be paid on the delivery.
Vll. Upon failure of complying with the above Conditions, the Money
deposited in part of payment shall be forfeited; all Lots un¬
cleared within the time aforesaid shall be re-sold by public or
private Sale, and the deficiency (if any) attending such re-sale
shall be made good by the Defaulter at this Sale.
CATALOGUE.
On TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1897,
AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY.
GOLD BOXES, CHATELAINES, Etc.
V 1 A Louis XVI. Circular Gold Box, cliased with an altar and /A s/
trophy and hands of ornament
> 2 Another, smaller, chased and engraved -
r 3 An Oval Ditto, chased with trophies, foliage and flowers
i 4 Another, of similar form, engraved with trophies, festoons of flowers, .
&c.
5 A smaller ditto, chased with a garden scene and engraved with scrolls . ,
and flowers r
6 A Louis XVI. Long Box, with rounded ends with chased borders, ~ J f
and engraved and seme with stars
7 A Louis XVI. Gold Needle-Case, chased with trophies, festoons ^ir—'
of foliage, &c.
8 A Louis XVI. flat gold snuff-box, with trophies and emblems in flat
chasing
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9 A Louis XVI. oval gold patch-box, with monogram in diamonds on
the lid
(3, 36 A double eye-glass, iu engraved gold case ; a twisted gold bracelet; .
/ and a pair of long gold earrings, with ball pendants
Ch-j-c 37 A small gold snake necklet, with ball locket; a Mordan’s gold,
pencil-case ; and a small comb, in gold mount tyc&ts-r
// '/£ . c 38 A twisted link gold Albert watch-chain, with two whistles; and two
gold chain purses Ocsts//u+
39 A gold chain bracelet, with polished cat’s-eye and garnet beads, and
small keyless watch, in globular crystal case ; and twonrplchg^
chain purses
/y' / , o 40 A Trichinopoly gold Albert chain, with small pearls ; a chain purae, *
set with small diamonds ; and a ditto pencil-case //i/ <^2.
0 11 A long curb-pattern gold chain— weight, 4 oz.
42 A small gold cable-pattern bracelet, with slide and ball ends,
. with small diamonds; and one, with crokidolite pendant ‘'-yy
43 A gold watch-chain, with flat enamelled links, watch-key and seal;
a chased gold seal; and two turquoise pave scarf-pins, with^
small brilliant centres
44 A scarf-piD, with pearls, small diamonds and rubies; two bar
brooches, with pearls and small diamonds ; a small diamond
buckle ; and a pair of pearl ditto
45 A pair of pins, with a beetle and ladybird, set with small diamonds
and rubies ; a gold knot-slide, with a brilliant; and a pair of
Etruscan-pattern earrings, of gold and pink coral ^
0 46 A pair of solitaires, with lapis lazuli scarabei, the borders set with
small diamonds and pearls ; and a circular buckle, of bloodstone, ^
set with small diamonds
° 47 A bust of a negro, carved in black agate, with enamelled gold mount^
forming a seal; and one, of striated agate, gold mounted
48 An oval fluted vinaigrette, of red jasper, gold mounted ; and a small
Louis XVI. oval gold box, the lid set with a coloured stone, in
border of small diamonds
////. O 49 A minute watch, by Lepine, in gold case wuth blue enamel back, set
with a trophy and borders of small diamonds; and a clasp, withw
a miniature ot Cupid in border set with precious stones
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50 A gold padlock brooch, set with brilliants and turquoises ; a pair of
o clasps, set with pearls ; a tortoiseshell paper-knife, entwined by a
diamond serpent; and a gold vinaigrette, formed as an
with short chain and ring attached
51 A ring, with a diamond cluster; and a small snap, with a table *
diamond in border of sparks
0 52 A ring, with a cameo classical male head in green jasper in bolder^
of brilliants ; and one, with moss agate and diamond cluster
v 53 A ring, with an enamel portrait of a gentleman; a gold ring, with y
amatory emblems; and a gold case, with toothpick
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9 54 A Mordan’s gold pen and pencil-case; a slender gold pencil-case; —
and a small gold-mounted knife
55 A gold pencil, studded with small pearls and with short chain attached^ y/S
°an enamelled ditto ; and a small gold-mounted knife /i9
^56 A gold curb bracelet, with horseshoe centre, set with specimen white
and coloured brilliants
’ 57 A bangle, set with small brilliants and turquoises; and pair ot^
turquoise and diamond links 1
58 A bracelet, the centre set with four rows of brilliants
, 59 A Ruby and Bbilliant Horseshoe Brooch
60 A brilliant horseshoe and nail pin
> 61 A brilliant anchor brooch ; and a lyre-shaped diamond pin ' l u ?s-
62 A gold brooch, formed as a four-leaved shamrock ; and a pendant,
formed as a poodle ,
63 An enamelled gold brooch, formed as a jockey’s cap; and a fruit
shaped gold pendant ,
? 64 A circular gold brooch, set with cut turquoises and small diamonds
f 65 A pair of hair-pins, of horn, each with a spherical ornament
crusted with turquoises X ~
-o eg An ornament for the hair, of horn, surmounted by a scroll
diamonds £2
67 Another, with a trident in brilliants
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A gold hair-pin, surmounted by a bee in emeralds and diamonds ft
Another, with a large oval pearl and three brilliants
A gold ring, with a single brilliant
A gold stud, with a small single brilliant
Three loose brilliants S _
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A G-old Curb Chain Bracelet, mounted with three clusters or
pink pearl and brilliants, ruby and brilliants, and turquoise an
brilliants p
A Gold Bangle Bracelet, with black pearl and two large
brilliants /w
A Circular Brooch or Pendant, with large grey pearl centre
and double row of brilliants ~
A Bracelet, formed of a gold curb chain, mounted with three
emerald, ruby and brilliant clusters ^
A Pair of Earrings, with brilliant tops and large sapphire drops j
A Set of Thirteen Circular Gold Buttons, with pearl centres /I
and borders of rubies and diamonds 7^
A Triple Gold Ring, set with a large pearl, sapphire and brilliants
A Bracelet, the centre formed of an oval cluster with a fine ^
large emerald and numerous brilliants L?,
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A Ring, with round pearl and two rubies in the centre, and six^^,
small diamonds
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* 89 A Double King, with round pearl in the centre and flower orna-y,
ment of diamonds ^ SSoSCj
7 90 Another, with round pearl and small diamonds
91 Another, with round pearl, large and smaller brilliants ^ y' ::Z '
92 A Five-Fold King, studded with rubies, emeralds and diamonds
93 A Pair of Earrings, each with a large sapphire engraved with a
classical head, and single brilliant /
94 A Plain Gold Bar Brooch, with three rubies and four brilliants -'
95 A Brooch, with moonstone centre carved with a human face, set s?
with brilliants and rubies
96 A Gold Chain Bracelet, with fourteen pearls
97 Another, with a single pearl and two diamond clusters
98 Another, nearly similar, with a black pearl and two diamond --
clusters
99 A Pair of Large Brilliant Earrings, with cluster tops and/? A
oval drops
100 A Bar Brooch, with horseshoe centre set with rubies As SOS
4.01 A Gold Curb Chain Bracelet, set with seven brilliants
102 Another, with seven brilliants STst
103 A King, with two large brilliants
104 A Pair of Earrings, each with a large ruby surrounded with ^
brilliants
105 A Pair of Annular Brilliant Ear-Tops
106 A Horn Hair-Pin, with diamond scroll ornament " is '
107 A Bar Brooch, with two black and three large white pearls
108 A Brooch, formed as a flying bird bearing a heart-shaped locket srt a
encrusted with brilliants
109 A Pair of Oval Brilliant Loops
110 A Brilliant Brooch, formed as an arrow, with pearl and brilliant ' f
cluster in the centre pV/ScsZ CS-^- -
111 A Solitaire Stud, with a large round pearl , %y)Cas 2 SK^o
112 A Curb Chain Bracelet, with horseshoe centre, set with brilliants
and rubies, and cat’s-eye centre
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A Brilliant Marquise Ring
A Larger Ditto &U
A Ring, with a large oval sapphire and border of brilliants
A Brooch, formed as a butterfly, set with sapphires and brilliants
A Brooch, formed as a horseshoe, with seven sapphires and six
brilliants C^-A>
A Smaller Horseshoe Brooch, with sapphires and brilliants^'
Three Small Brilliant Stars o , o * 47 A BAR BROOCH, Formed of a Large Black Pearl and Six
/ Fine Brilliants />
£ p p~^xr ^ NECKLACE, Formed of Three Rows of Two Hundred and
Fourteen Fine Pearls, with Square-Shaped Openwork,
Brilliant Centre / V \
yy-r,. , 149 A NECKLACE, Composed of Fifty-Three Fine Graduate^
Pearls, with Snap Set with Two Brilliants
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FINIS.
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