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An 18th century topaz brooch
The surmount of sévigné design suspending a St. Esprit drop, set throughout with colourless topaz, mounted in silver with foil backs, possibly Iberian
The surmount of sévigné design suspending a St. Esprit drop, set throughout with colourless topaz, mounted in silver with foil backs, possibly Iberian
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Further details
Cf. Ibid., plate 1, known as the 'Reigate St. Esprit', it was purchased in Reigate and was the first major piece acquired, also M.D.S. Lewis 'Antique Paste Jewellery', Faber and Faber 1970, plate 14 and 'Five Centuries of Jewellery' National Museum of Ancient Art, Lisbon, Zwemmer 1995, plate 114, for similar examples
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