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An 18th century green and colourless paste demi-parure
Of girandole design, comprising: a pair of matching brooches, each flowerhead and entwined ribbon surmount suspending three green and colourless paste pear-shaped drops; and a larger brooch of matching design suspending a single drop, possibly Iberian, in silver mounts with foiled backs, all with later brooch fittings, the two smaller brooches converted from earpendants, the larger brooch with two drops deficient, later fitted case by S.J. Phillips
Of girandole design, comprising: a pair of matching brooches, each flowerhead and entwined ribbon surmount suspending three green and colourless paste pear-shaped drops; and a larger brooch of matching design suspending a single drop, possibly Iberian, in silver mounts with foiled backs, all with later brooch fittings, the two smaller brooches converted from earpendants, the larger brooch with two drops deficient, later fitted case by S.J. Phillips
Special notice
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Further details
Cf. Ibid., plate 19 and Leonor d'Orey, 'Five Centuries of Jewellery, National Museum of Ancient Art', Lisbon, Zwemmer, 1995, plate 103 and 104 for pieces of a similar design
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