COLLECTION OF MOTHER OF PEARL DRESS CLIPS, BUCKLES & BUTTONS, EARLY 20TH C

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  • Lot: 121
  • April 16th, 2025 - Brooklyn Museum Textiles & Designer Couture Sale
  • Bellows Falls, Vermont
1 rectangular MOP miniature buckle, likely for jabot, .625” x 2.125”, (moderate tarnish & wear to metal, minor discoloration to MOP); 2 shield shaped MOP dress clips, 1.5” x 1.5” & 1.75” x 1.75”, (both w/ minor wear, discoloration, tarnish to clips); 5 carved MOP buttons: 2 large & 3 small, dia. 0.75”-1.25”, (light wear, some yellowing to MOP, minor tarnish shanks); 5 MOP buttons w/ abalone center, dia. 0.875”-1”, (minor discoloration, few sm cracks, characteristic uneven texture, minor tarnish shanks) All good-very good. Provenance: From the Estate of Lydia Gordon.

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  • Category: Jewelry
  • Era: 1890-1920

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