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Lot 221

TWO ANTIQUE BROOCHES

including a swallow brooch in 15ct gold, with a swallow motif, set throughout with seed pearls, the swallow with a pearl drop to the beak, to a bar terminated by a cultured pearl, secured with a pin clasp, stamped '15', 4.3cm; together with a sapphire dragonfly bar brooch in 15ct gold, with dragonfly motif set with a cushion cut sapphire and accented by seed pearls, no assay marks, dragonfly c.2.0cm, (gross weight - c.5.1g)

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Estimate: £50 - £100
Hammer price: £170
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

Pin to dragonfly brooch is broken and missing. Sapphire is in good condition with no signs of heavy chips and only light abrasions to the top facet edges. Very good saturation of colour and good transparency. Secure in its setting. Seed pearls more grey in hue. Three missing. Others secure in their settings. The swallow pin in good condition with no signs of damage, heavy wear or repair. The pin clasp is in good condition with no signs of damage. One pearl missing. Others in good condition and secure in their settings. Light scratches to the gold, commensurate with age. 

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