A FINE PAIR OF EARLY VICTORIAN VARI-COLOURED GOLD COMB-MOUNTS formed as curving leafy stems, the centre of each mounted en tremblant with a bird, the upturned head with diamond-set eyes and with chased green and yellow gold outstretched wings, the surrounding matted green gold foliage with delicately engraved veining, later brooch-pins, circa 1840, in original fitted case with retailer's label Purse & Catchpole, 120 Regent Street

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A FINE PAIR OF EARLY VICTORIAN VARI-COLOURED GOLD COMB-MOUNTS formed as curving leafy stems, the centre of each mounted en tremblant with a bird, the upturned head with diamond-set eyes and with chased green and yellow gold outstretched wings, the surrounding matted green gold foliage with delicately engraved veining, later brooch-pins, circa 1840, in original fitted case with retailer's label Purse & Catchpole, 120 Regent Street
Each brooch 9.2cm. long (2)

Lot Essay

INDENTCf. H. Tait (ed.), 'The Art of the Jeweller', A Catalogue of The Hull Grundy Gift to the British Museum (1984) no.644

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