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LOT 0396
Silver-Gilt Brooch with Inset Gemstones
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (19.36 grams, 64 mm).
Comprising a circle of cells each with an inset gemstone, radiating birds and interstitial leaves, the upper bird with a pearl in its beak; drop pearls to each end, piriform cabochon drops below; hinged pin to reverse.
Provenance
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, London.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12803-241424.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Literature
Cf. for the ancient prototypes of similar compositions, enriched with diamonds, Ogden, J., Diamonds, An Early History of the King of Gems, New Haven-London, 2018, pp.74, 156,157.
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LOT 0396
Silver-Gilt Brooch with Inset Gemstones
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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