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A very unusual set of nine intaglio carved pearl, set with
a central paste. The story of Louella Yeargain's purchase of
this set on a trip to Paris was recounted in "A Fabulous Find"
by M.w. "Freddie" Speights, National Button Bul/etin,
May 2001 , p. 78. Size of all: 1 Vz" (38mm)
Two different techniques
using silhouettes, which
were a popular art form
in the 18th and early 19th
centuries. At left, painted
on opaque white glass
with touches of oil gild-
ing. At right, painting on
the reverse of glass.
