four-victorian-brooches
Lot 2049
Four Victorian Brooches
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
The first a micromosaic depicting the Pantheon, set in an onyx tablet, in a 14KT gold frame with pin stem and hinged circular bail, stamped 14KT (1.25 in.); the second a shell carved cameo depicting the classical figure of a winged deity in a chariot, set in a 14KT gold frame with seed pearls,with pin stem, stamped 14KT (2 in.); the third a carved cameo of a Renaissance era woman in profile, affixed to an onyx tablet, set in a 14KT gold frame with seed pearl border, with pin stem, stamped 14KT (1.75 in.) (abrasion to back of tablet); and the fourth a painted onyx tablet with central bevel set round brilliant cut diamond weighing approximately .33 carat, set in a 14KT gold frame with seed pearl border, with pin stem, stamped 14KT (1.5 in.).

24.65 dwt.

Private Collection, Chapel Hill, NC