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AN ANTIQUE GOLD, PEARL AND DIAMOND EVENING BAG, BY MUSY
The three colour gold mesh with pearl fringe to the flap with applied ruby monogram of Dowager Queen Margherita of Italy (1851-1926), within a rose-cut diamond border of Savoy knots with crown surmount to the gold fine link carrying handle (some pearls deficient), circa 1900, 9.8 cm. wide
By Musy, Turin (unsigned)
The three colour gold mesh with pearl fringe to the flap with applied ruby monogram of Dowager Queen Margherita of Italy (1851-1926), within a rose-cut diamond border of Savoy knots with crown surmount to the gold fine link carrying handle (some pearls deficient), circa 1900, 9.8 cm. wide
By Musy, Turin (unsigned)
Provenance
The Dowager Queen Margherita of Italy, inherited by Prince Umberto of Piedmont who presented it to his fiancée Princess Maria José of Belgium
Special Notice
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