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LOT 1809
Georgian Gold Memento Mori Brooch
LATE 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.7 grams, 20 mm).
With central glass inlay over a scrap of cloth, reserved lettering on a black enamelled field and floral ornament to the outer edge 'N.M.T.MDRY. D[.] *'; pin lug, pin and catchplate to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound UK.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
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