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CASED SET OF SIX OPAL DRESS BUTTONS of circular shape in original vintage jewellery box marked 'Mrs Newman Goldsmith & Court Jeweller 10. Savile Row W.' Provenance: private collection Monmouthshire, consigned via our Cardiff office Auctioneer's Note: Charlotte Isabella Newman (1836-1920), also known as Mrs Philip Newman is often credited as the first important female studio jeweller, pupil and assistant to the noted jeweller John Brogden, she won a médaille d'honneur for her collaboration with Brogden at the 1878 International Exhibition in Paris Condition: all appear in good overall condition, surface wear and light scratches, box in good order with only light wear