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A PAIR OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY TURQUOISE AND DIAMOND SEVIGNÉS BROOCHES
The double loop ribbon set throughout with cushion shaped old-cut diamonds interspersed with turquoise cabochon accents, mounted in silver and gold, circa 1835, 8.7cm wide, later fitted case
The double loop ribbon set throughout with cushion shaped old-cut diamonds interspersed with turquoise cabochon accents, mounted in silver and gold, circa 1835, 8.7cm wide, later fitted case
Provenance
Stated to have been a gift from King Leopold I of Belgium to Princess Victoria during his visit to her mother the Duchess of Kent, on the 29th September 1835.
Literature
Cf. Bury, Shirley, Jewellery 1789-1910, Antique Collectors Club, London, 1991, p.298, colour plate 74, for an image of one of these brooches.
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