Lot 129

Feuillebois-Parent

A delightful Parisian ladies' pendant watch with corresponding four-colour gold chatelaine with arms of alliance and original presentation box with crown and applied silver monogram "RS"

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The marvellous four-colour gold chatelaine has delicate four-colour gold flowers, heraldic lilies and acanthus, at the very top sits a combined coat of arms (arms of alliance), with both shields held by two rampant lions. The coat of arms is decorated with enamel. The clasp on the back as well as the back itself are made of gilded silver.

Arms of alliance refers to the heraldic practice of displaying two armorial bearings in their own right side by side, as opposed to impalement or dimidiation. Arms of alliance are acquired either by marriage or taken up by the children of heiresses to show their maternal descent. Arms of alliance are used almost exclusively by royalty and the nobility, while commoners typically impale the arms of both parties within a single shield.
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