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№ 255

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26 June 2018

Estimate: £200–£300

Two 19th century cameo brooches, the first of conch shell, carved to depict a bacchante in a headdress of fruiting vines, the second of lava, carved to depict Calliope, the muse of epic poetry, holding a trumpet and a tablet; both collet set in plain gold mounts, lengths 47mm and 43mm respectively. £200-300