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Three Opal Necklaces
15 June 2021, 10:00 PDT
Los AngelesSold for US$1,402.50 inc. premium
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Three Opal Necklaces
Coober Pedy, South Australia
Each of double-strand design, the first, graduating from 5.0 to 3.0mm and weighing approximately 85.0 carats, completed with a filigree clasp, length 16 1/2 in. The second, also of bright crystal opal beads, graduating from 4.0 to 3.0 mm, weighing approximately 62.5 carats, completed with a filigree clasp, length 17 in. The third necklace, also of double-strand design, of crystal opal beads with excellent translucency having a vivid green overtones, weighing approximately 80.0 carats and measuring from 5.0 to 3.0 mm, completed by a gold-filled filigree clasp, length 16 1/2 in. (3)
Each of double-strand design, the first, graduating from 5.0 to 3.0mm and weighing approximately 85.0 carats, completed with a filigree clasp, length 16 1/2 in. The second, also of bright crystal opal beads, graduating from 4.0 to 3.0 mm, weighing approximately 62.5 carats, completed with a filigree clasp, length 17 in. The third necklace, also of double-strand design, of crystal opal beads with excellent translucency having a vivid green overtones, weighing approximately 80.0 carats and measuring from 5.0 to 3.0 mm, completed by a gold-filled filigree clasp, length 16 1/2 in. (3)
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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 goldsmithing, 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.