Auction Catalogue

29 November 2017

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Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu

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Lot

№ 38

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29 November 2017

Hammer Price:
£600

A late 18th / early 19th century glazed mourning brooch, the navette-shaped ivory panel painted en grisaille with a pair of doves carrying a knotted cord within their beaks, amidst foliage, edged by the words ‘The farther we fly the faster we tie’, within a beaded border, length 35mm. £150-200

Please note ivory is covered by CITES legislation and may be subject to trade and import/export restrictions.