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ARMBAND with a case of gold with pearl, ruby, emerald, brilliants and rose stones. Beam wide, of a flat thick rail and articulated in two parts by a charner at one side. The upper part is littered with three groups of stones; the middle group with a large oval pearl (p. k. Scottish) in the middle, at each end of this one brilliantly and at each side three small rose stones; the pearl made abreast, brilliants and rose stones foiled; all in the bow hat of gold. One side group in the middle with a flat-cut ruby with a faceted edge, the other with a figure cut smaragd, otherwise with brilliants and rose stones as the middle one. On the outside of the bracelet an engraved acanthus leaf stripe, on the edges finely striated rectangular fields. On the charner opposite side a lock with snappers, nail print and snapper houses and on one edge at the lock a safety chain of small round semi-rigid links. On the inside city, company and karate stamps and annual letter. Weight 21.9 g Width 1.1 cm, D 5.8 cm Swedish work, Stockholm, from 1897, jeweler firm J. E. Torsk. Etui (not original): Of wood, oval, with a straight edge and slightly cupped sides, and dressed with brown pressed skin with canvas leather; lining of grey chamois leather. On the front an overdressed pressure clasp of brass. H 2.6 cm, L 7.9 cm, B 7 cm. Bracelets with pearl completed by order of Wilhelmina von Hallwyl, at the jeweler firm J. E. Torsk, Stockholm, 2 July 1897. Rubin, Emerald and Brilliants Purchased by Wilhelmina von Hallwyl, March 1897, in the same place.
Title: Bracelets
Description:
ARMBAND with a case of gold with pearl, ruby, emerald, brilliants and rose stones.
Beam wide, of a flat thick rail and articulated in two parts by a charner at one side.
The upper part is littered with three groups of stones; the middle group with a large oval pearl (p.
k.
Scottish) in the middle, at each end of this one brilliantly and at each side three small rose stones; the pearl made abreast, brilliants and rose stones foiled; all in the bow hat of gold.
One side group in the middle with a flat-cut ruby with a faceted edge, the other with a figure cut smaragd, otherwise with brilliants and rose stones as the middle one.
On the outside of the bracelet an engraved acanthus leaf stripe, on the edges finely striated rectangular fields.
On the charner opposite side a lock with snappers, nail print and snapper houses and on one edge at the lock a safety chain of small round semi-rigid links.
On the inside city, company and karate stamps and annual letter.
Weight 21.
9 g Width 1.
1 cm, D 5.
8 cm Swedish work, Stockholm, from 1897, jeweler firm J.
E.
Torsk.
Etui (not original): Of wood, oval, with a straight edge and slightly cupped sides, and dressed with brown pressed skin with canvas leather; lining of grey chamois leather.
On the front an overdressed pressure clasp of brass.
H 2.
6 cm, L 7.
9 cm, B 7 cm.
Bracelets with pearl completed by order of Wilhelmina von Hallwyl, at the jeweler firm J.
E.
Torsk, Stockholm, 2 July 1897.
Rubin, Emerald and Brilliants Purchased by Wilhelmina von Hallwyl, March 1897, in the same place.
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