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Barnebys HQ
Brahegatan 10
BOX 5038
114 37 Stockholm
All auctions / Jewellery & Gems / Antique brooch with glass paste.
Antique brooch with glass paste.Hallmarked 333 yellow gold. Max. approx. 31.82 x 16.24 mm. 7.0 g.The clasp shows signs of repair.Historic small brooch, a so-called , probably English, circa 1805–20, in the shape of an eye with an entourage setting of seed beads running along its contour, surrounding a violet glass paste. On the back, it has a simple hook claspfichu piHistoric small brooch, a so-called , probably English, circa 1805–20, in the shape of an eye with an entourage setting of seed beads running along its contour, surrounding a violet glass paste. On the back, it has a simple hook clasp.The clasp shows signs of repair.A very faint, amateurish hand engraving is barely legible on the back: ? Fichu pins are small brooches that were used to attach the scarves (fichus, often triangular or foldable into a triangle)—which, according to the dress conventions of the time, were meant to cover the décolletage during the day—to one’s clothing. Fichu pins were frequently given as friendship gifts, especially in the English-speaking world.LucyA very faint, amateurish hand engraving is barely legible on the back: ? Fichu pins are small brooches that were used to attach the scarves (fichus, often triangular or foldable into a triangle)—which, according to the dress conventions of the time, were meant to cover the décolletage during the day—to one’s clothing. Fichu pins were frequently given as friendship gifts, especially in the English-speaking world.*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
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