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LOT 2013
Post Medieval Silver Penannular Brooch Group
19TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 - 3 1/8 in. (20.8 grams total, 57-80 mm).
Comprising: one with an openwork D-shaped plaque, tendril and leaf detail with inset cloisons of ruby, sapphire, tourmaline and glass, penannular hoop with disc terminals, stamped 'ɅΦɅ' and other marks to the ring and shank; one with openwork triangular plaque with scrolled tendrils and central ropework star, pierced lobe finial, penannular hoop with lobe terminals, stamped lozenge to the lobe finial and others to the hoop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s.
Ex property of an Essex, UK, collector.
The stones set in the D-shaped plaque are a mixture of gem cuts from several time periods, the earliest being Tudor. It is likely that they are the silversmith's accumulation from several pieces of older jewellery broken down for their metal and stones.
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