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Lot 78

A MAGNIFICENT BAROQUE STYLE AQUAMARINE BROOCH

Estimated Value:

2.600 € - 3.000 €

Result:

incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

probably German ca. 1840-60
7,6 x 5 cm.
Yellow gold 585/000 (tested). 1 drop-shaped and 5 oval aquamarines in facet cut, total circa 15,32ct. Of quadruple shape, openworked with acanthus and tendrils, one large drop-shaped pendant. Two crossed link chains. Ca. 16,0g.
Old private Collection, Berlin.
Lit. David Bennett, Daniela Mascetti: Understanding Jewelry, Woodbridge 2000. similar type p.96, fig. 114.