Auction 046 Special Chabad Auction in Honor of 11th Nisan - Birthday of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, and in Honor of Pesach
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.