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Lot 18

Two pairs of Earrings of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson, Daughter of Rebbe Rayatz and Wife of the Lubavitcher Rebbe

Two pairs of button-shaped, Clip-On, jet earrings – one larger and the other smaller; with metal clips.

Letter of authenticity enclosed (handwritten note, in English), signed in Hebrew by Rebbetzin Chana Gurary (1899-1991), eldest daughter of Rebbe Rayatz: "I hereby gift... the jet black earrings my sister and I wore in the 1950's - 1960's. We wore a small jet black pair in the 1920's. The larger ones came back into stile[!] in the 50's-60's". Dated - December 3, 1989.

A photograph of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka dating to the 1920s (before her wedding), depicts her wearing a pair of black earrings similar in shape and style to the present jet earrings.

Large earrings' diameter: approx. 3.5 cm.; Small earrings' diameter: approx. 2 cm. Good condition. Clasps detached, or partially detached.