Strauss & co - 21 October 2013, Cape Town

385 Five micromosaic pendants, 19th century oval, in sizes, the jasper plaques depicting various Roman ruins, set within later 9ct gold frames, minor chips, two with repairs, lengths from approximately 18mm to 32mm; and a micromosaic brooch, oval, the jasper plaque inlaid with a woman feeding a lamb, within a later 9ct gold and gilt-metal frame, width approximately 21mm (6) R7 000 – 9 000 386 Micromosaic pendant, 19th century rectangular, the black plaque inlaid with a waterfall beneath the Temple of Sibyl in Tivoli, within a later silver-gilt mount, crack, repairs, length approximately 26mm; a micromosaic brooch, 19th century, oval, the aventurine plaque inlaid with St Peter’s Square in Rome, within a 9ct gold frame, crack to the reverse, chips, width approximately 25mm; and a micromosaic brooch, 19th century, oval, the black plaque inlaid with a depiction of a Roman temple, within a gilt-metal frame, with later metal clasp, chips to the plaque, width approximately 35mm (3) R4 000 – 6 000 387 Micromosaic brooch, 19th century oval, the jasper plaque inlaid with St Peter’s Square in Rome, within a 15ct gold pierced scalloped frame, cracks to the plaque, repairs to the reverse, width approximately 48mm R4 000 – 6 000 387 385 386 PROPERTY OF A COLLECTOR | LOTS 381-402 148