Collection of Antique Mourning Jewelry

to include an oval form brooch with two rows of seed pearls and faceted black onyx surrounding an oval black onyx plaque, reverse dated May 11th, 1860, testing 14KT (1 3/16 x 1 5/8 in.); a brooch with an oval black onyx plaque within a seed pearl surround, testing 14KT (with bent pin stem); a cameo brooch / pendant within a seed pearl surround, testing 14KT (1.5 x 1 in.); a brooch with an applied foliate motif to center and suspending black onyx drops (2 in.); a brooch of circular form with an applied gold and seed pearl element, testing 14KT (1 3/8 in.); a brooch with an oval cabochon black onyx within a seed pearl and foliate motif surround, testing 14KT; an oval form locket, testing 14KT (1.25 in.) (interior glass with crack); and a brooch set with variously cut black onyx (with tag residue to back).
39.0 total dwt.
From the Collection of the late Mehri Ettehadieh Stull, Fletcher, North Carolina
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Good estate condition; black onyx with some tiny nicks.