ETRUSCAN STYLE 15CT YELLOW GOLD BROOCH
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£400 - £600
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Hammer price:
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£570 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
ETRUSCAN STYLE 15CT YELLOW GOLD BROOCH the front panel opening to reveal a plaque inscribed"presented to Mrs Yates as a memento of the 16 weeks lock out in 1893 Feb 6th 1894". In a fitted presentation case.Mrs Yates (1845-1918) was the Mayor of Onehunga in New Zealand in 1894, just two months after women gained the right to vote in New Zealand. This made her the first women to be a Mayor anywhere in the British Empire.
