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Lot 83: GOLD  AND  TURQUOISE  'ST  ESPRIT'  BROOCH,  CIRCA  1845

Est: £500 GBP - £700 GBPSold:
Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 11, 2012

Item Overview

Description

Designed  as  dove  holding  a  forget-me-not,  highlighted  with  cabochon  turquoises,  clear  compartment  on  reverse  containing  a  lock  of  hair.

Artist or Maker

Literature

Cf: Charlotte Gere and Judy Rudoe, ‘Jewellery in the age of Queen Victoria’, London 2010, page 158, for a very similar example of this jewel.

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