Fall Jewelry 
26 October 2022
Fall Jewelry 
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Moulinie & Legrandroy

Gold, enamel, and cultured pearl chatelaine and pocket watch


The chatelaine with hand painted enamel portrait of a putti, dove with bow and arrows, and a basket, framed by diamond and cultured pearls, suspending a pocket watch of similar design, retailed by Ball, Black & Co. for Moulinie & Legrandroy; 1870s
Yellow gold
Signed Ball, Black & Co. Moulinie & Legrandroy to pocket watch
5.75 x 1.625 in; Gross weight 62.3 dwts
estimate: $6,000–8,000
result: $11,875
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Ball, Black & Co. was an American retail company that was in business from 1851-1874. They were widely excepted as the forefront jewelry house in the country until Tiffany & Co. overtook them in popularity. They primarily dealt in commissions of jewelry and silverware; and were housed in the first fireproof building in America, with the first modern safe deposit vault system.

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A chatelaine is a hook-like clasp with a series of extending chains from which to suspend a watch, keys, seal, and other necessary trinkets for the mistress of the chateau. This fashionable accessory, worn at the waist, was predominantly seen in France during the 18th and 19th centuries.

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