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Sold for: £60
A collection of costume jewellery and lapel pins comprising a variety of materials and styles. The lot includes an assortment of dichroic art glass cabochon brooches featuring multi-coloured metallic inclusions and gold-tone metal backings. Also present is a group of oversized metal safety pins, one of which is decorated with blue and yellow yarn tassels. Several shield-shaped pins featuring a black swan and the words “BLACK SWAN”, and various floral designs such as poppies and an edelweiss brooch. Notable items include a circular badge with a four-hand logo reading “THE DEVON GUILD OF CRAFTSMEN”, a miniature portrait brooch in the style of the Mona Lisa, and a blue enamel bar pin with silver-tone characters reading “Cui Cun”. The lot further contains a yellow-metal bar brooch featuring a central openwork knot and leaf motif.
9ct Gold brooch Weight: 1.89 g.
Condition report:
The collection shows signs of age and wear consistent with use. Minor oxidation and surface scratches are visible on several metal components (photo 1). Some pins exhibit loose fastenings and minor enamel loss to the edges (photo 2). The dichroic glass pieces appear largely intact with some surface abrasions to the gold-tone backings (photo 3).
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