Sep Ancient Art & Paintings & Collectibles
Lot 180:
Description
4*4.15cm Wt:11.63g/4.06*4.07cm Wt:11g
Pair of Late-Victorian gold brooches modelled as flower-filled baskets. Open-work filigree basket bodies pav??-set with diamonds, decorated with three-dimensional chased rose-flower sprays and ribbon-bow motifs, suspending pearls from the base. The pair is gem-set asymmetrically: one brooch accented with pearls and diamonds; the second combines rubies, pearls and diamonds.Basket-and-floral motifs symbolised prosperity and well-wishes, characteristic of the Victorian-era Etruscan-Revival taste. Survivals retaining the original pair are rare and highly collectible.Open-work filigree intact, chased floral details crisp; all gemstones remain firmly set, overall in good preserved condition.
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