Georgian Silver & Minas Novas Brooch, Portuguese 1700s
£220.00
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Spectacular brooch in sterling silver set with minas novas paste stones, with many of the stones having only four facet cuts and the rest with an early diamond cut; antique Portuguese from the early 1700s.
Condition: some surface wear, all stones in place
Size: Wide: 4 cm Height: 2.5 cm
Condition: some surface wear, all stones in place
Size: Wide: 4 cm Height: 2.5 cm
Style notes — Georgian period mainly refers to the second half of the 18th century and up to the 1820s. The style was predominantly neo-classical, that looked back at the ancient Greece and Rome and used those elements in design and decoration. Most Georgian items have straight and very clean lines and elegant repetitive floral patterns.
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