An American 14k gold diamond and ruby lion bangle - image-1

Lot 51 Dα

An American 14k gold diamond and ruby lion bangle

Auction 1130 - overview Cologne
16.05.2019, 16:00 - Jewellery
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.500 €
Result: 2.604 € (incl. premium)

An American 14k gold diamond and ruby lion bangle

Ribbed oval bangle, hinged on one side. Both sides with lion's head mascarons with rubies for the eyes holding old-cut diamonds in their open mouths (ca. 0.10 ct, J/K, vs). Hallmarks: "14 A" in a clover leaf. Weight 27.3 g. Diameter 6.5 x 5.5 cm. Weight 27.51 g.
Alling & Company, Newark/New Jersey, circa 1870/80.

Literature

For more on this mark cf.: Rainwater, American Jewellery Manufacturers, 1988, p. 23.