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Pair of Enamel & Gold Masked Miniature Brooches

484D
Written by Olly Gerrish

A most unusual pair of hand painted brooches which depict lover’s and onlookers in masks. Quite what it all means I do not know. She appears to have let a bird out of it’s cage and is challenging her beau. The mounts are gold and could well be Italian work. They were made circa 1820, probably in Venice. It is lovely that they have survived together as they could easily have been broken up over the years.

Item Number
484D
Item Materials
Date & Origin
Provenance
Italian
Condition
Good, some slight surface scratching to the enamel
Discovered
12 years ago
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