Pair of Unmatched 14kt Yellow Gold Hoops 1.3 and 50 similar items

~ Voodoo Priestess Estate ~ Pair of Single, Unmatched, 14kt. Yellow Gold Hoops 1.3 tgw A Main Ballroom Altar Find ~!~ This is another of our very long listings with an abundant text and 9 photographs, so please be patient and read the listing through. If you have come this far, we feel you will find it was worth the wait. Twenty-two years have now passed since we were called to do the estate that had been closed up for seventeen years! The Voodoo Estate! This type of call usually gets us excited as they are a treasure trove. Located here in Florida, there was no electricity or running water so we rigged our own lighting and in we went. If you have ever seen the Adams Family you will have some idea as to what we were greeted with! Then the attorney handling the liquidation gave us some background. The estate had belonged to an alleged powerful Voodoo Priestess/JooJoo Exorcist, grand daughter of a Marie Laveau, and favored daughter of a Marie Glapion. These names meant nothing to us, but the late night talk of Voodoo and exorcism in the old mansion was enough to make us decide to spend the night in a hotel and return in the morning to assess the estate. The rest is history. Our research has shown that this woman was what she claimed and was indeed descended from a long line of well known Vodoun family originating in New Orleans in the early 1800's. We were pretty unnerved by this until we discovered they were also devout Catholics! Although I have to admit this was unlike any Catholic home we have ever been in and some of the items found inside were a little more than disturbing. There was no feeling of dread or unwelcome in the mansion, however there was quite a bit of contraband and other items we can or will not sell here. This is one of a few pieces from this estate we will be listing this week, so check our other items. We will, upon the new guardian's request, issue a named Letter of Authenticity with each piece from this estate, complying with the terms set forth to us by the estate's attorney. ~!~ Some Back Story Found at the Main Altar in the Main Ballroom, which was the largest if not the most ornate of all the altars in this estate. It was here in the Main Ballroom that the large ceremonial gatherings took place. There is no inventory or journal mention that we have been able to attribute to this mismatched pair of earrings. This is not unusual as there were piles of items that had apparently been tossed at altar and left to accumulate over the years. We literally had to shovel them up in some areas to cart them out of there. There is every indication they were placed there by two individuals, years apart. They were most likely gift offerings from visiting practitioners as were many of the items left at this altar. The Guest Book to this altar room has thousands of entries which read like a who's who of metaphysical practitioners, dating back to 1910 with a total of 6842 from 1979 to the ninety days following her death. Although there are a number of entries we can associate with gold earrings, we did not find corroboration to support any supposition. The Earrings Examination reveals a nicely made mismatched pair of used 14k yellow gold hoops, as the title implies. One is marked "ITALY" both are marked 14k, with no maker's or assay marks. They test as 14k Gold Standard with 1.3g total weight. They measure approximately 3/4" x 11/16" x 1/8" and weighs 13/16" x 3/4" x 1/8". Most likely circa 1970/1980, they show signs of wear, minor dings and need a cleaning, as found, as shown, and more than sturdy enough for daily wear, or ritual use. Although silver was her usual metal of choice, sometimes gold was used and she notes, "Gold transmits and conducts energies extremely well. It balances these energy fields and is beneficial in the third eye and crown meditations. It removes negative energies and brings in the positive from the stones it is with. It is a mineral of spirituality, understanding and attunement." It is certainly a nicely aged vintage pair of mismatched gold hoop earrings with an extraordinary provenance that are much nicer than the photographs are able to depict. ~!~ We have been contacted and visited by a number of people who were interested in the items from this estate since our first batch was listed. Among the buyers have been known psychics and practitioners. More than one, after adorning themselves or handling their purchase, stated, "this is a woman of power!" Many of our customers, after receiving items from this estate have reported dream contacts and other unexplained phenomenon. Unusual, authentic Voodoo Priestess Estate piece and at a bargain price! This is truly a rare opportunity to own anything with attributes to this estate. The majority of this estate is now gone. Most of what we had left, and it was considerable, has been split up and sold to a couple of private, foreign collector practitioners and will never be available to the public again. We made the decision to do this as we have had some pretty strange visits from even stranger individuals and there have been enough unexplained phenomenon going on in the warehouse where her things were kept that many of our employees refused to go in there. The pieces offered and sold here are some of the few remaining pieces that will ever be offered to the public. Nice addition to any collection, altar, wardrobe or decor, displays really well. Really doesn't get any better than this. There are 9 photographs below that tell the rest of this tale. Buyer to pay $3.65 for Insured USPS Ground Mail with Tracking, handling and lagniappe. We Combine Shipping. Rest assured your order will be carefully packed to withstand the onslaught of the most deranged of Postal Workers. Payment is due at listing end. Check our other items and sign up for our newsletter as new items are usually listed daily. Text and Photos Copyright 2001-2024 bushidobuce, all rights reserved. ~!~ Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution