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AN IMPRESSIVE PORTUGUESE 18TH CENTURY SILVER-MOUNTED TOPAZ BROOCH PENDANT
Of openwork form, the central flowerhead enclosed by entwined flowering stems and ribbon ornament, with pear-shaped drop, circa 1760, 4. 1/4in. wide, in a black leather case with retailer's name Cameo Corner Ltd., (later brooch pin)
Cf. La Magie des couleurs et des pierres, Bijoux du XVIe au XIXe siècle, 1991, nos.153, 154 for an 18th Century topaz stomacher and pair of pendants in the convent at Evora, Portugal
Of openwork form, the central flowerhead enclosed by entwined flowering stems and ribbon ornament, with pear-shaped drop, circa 1760, 4. 1/4in. wide, in a black leather case with retailer's name Cameo Corner Ltd., (later brooch pin)
Cf. La Magie des couleurs et des pierres, Bijoux du XVIe au XIXe siècle, 1991, nos.153, 154 for an 18th Century topaz stomacher and pair of pendants in the convent at Evora, Portugal