Strauss & co - 5 March 2018, Cape Town

18 7 8 9 10 7 An 18th century gold and rock crystal Memento Mori slide, 1701 with faceted rock crystal bezel, inset with a pair of birds above a gilt crown, with entwined gilt thread initials TH, with skull and crossbones below against a hairwork ground, the reverse inscribed TH, Not lost but gone before Feb: 14 1701, aeta 66, width approximately 20mm ; a Georgian enamel and gold ring, 1806, set with a glazed oval-shaped compartment with the initials SS with hairwork beneath, enclosed by an enamel border inscribed SAML.SANDERS OB 30 MARCH1806 AE 67 , to a plain shank, size U ; and a Victorian blue enamel and half-pearl 15ct gold brooch, of navette outline, the pearl and enamel border enclosing a glazed compartment set with hair and seed-pearls against a silk ground, the reverse later engraved 1851 MEA 1911, width approximately 30mm (3) R –  8 Three mourning stick pins, 18th-19th century the first, an 18th century faceted rock crystal Memento Mori pin, oval, inset with a skeleton lying before a gold tablet inscribed I.REST , with a circular plaque above applied with gilt thread initials JC flanked by a pair of putti, to a hairwork ground, later pin, length approximately 75mm ; the second in the form of a sword, set with eight- and rose-cut diamonds, the pommel with later pearl, length approximately 77mm ; and the third oval, embossed with grapes and leaves, enclosed by a herringbone wirework border, length approximately 80mm (3) R – 