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Opal Bead Necklace
26 – 27 October 2020, 11:00 PDT
Los AngelesSold for US$2,550 inc. premium
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Opal Bead Necklace
Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia
Designed as a continuous strand with no clasp, composed of spherical beads, measuring 10.56 at the center to 5.5 mm, with 3.4 mm opal bead spacers, of translucent honey opal beads with electric blue and green flashes, weighing approximately 148.0 carats, length 28 in
Designed as a continuous strand with no clasp, composed of spherical beads, measuring 10.56 at the center to 5.5 mm, with 3.4 mm opal bead spacers, of translucent honey opal beads with electric blue and green flashes, weighing approximately 148.0 carats, length 28 in
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GLORIA MANNEY
Every curator, dealer and auctioneer who has met Gloria Manney called her "one of a kind" or said, "they don't make 'em like her anymore." She was a voracious collector with a style, intelligence, curiosity, courage and point of view all her own.
Along with her husband, Richard Manney, they researched and collected an amazing array of material culture and built entire markets for objects by aiding scholars in their work, including rare books and 18th and 19th Century fine and decorative arts. Their collections included the greatest assemblages of American portrait miniatures and American colonial gold smithing, both now at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Their furniture resides at Winterthur, The Met and The Art Institute of Chicago.
But above all the objects in their lives, Opals were Gloria's first and foremost passion from childhood. They were her birthstone, her playthings, and her favorite adornment. No opal passed her by, as she believed every opal needed a home. A magpie by nature, their beauty entranced her. Gloria worked with dealers and auctioneers around the world to find opals. And the opals found her.