brooch;
cameo
- Museum number
- 1978,1002.590
- Description
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Enamelled gold brooch bordered with diamonds and pearls and set with an onyx cameo of a profile portrait of Alexander the Great(?) in classical style with an engraved signature, a warranty mark and a defaced maker's mark. Image on right.
- Production date
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1800 (circa;cameo)
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19thC (setting)
- Dimensions
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Height: 2.90 centimetres (cameo)
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- Location
- On display (G47/dc4)
- Acquisition date
- 1978-1981
- Acquisition notes
- Harvey & Gore, 4 Burlington Gardens, London W1. Original invoice for £340 to Anne Hull Grundy dated February 1972, described as 'Cameo of a man's head by Antonio Berini, mounted in blue enamel, rose diamonds and Oriental pearls, the mount French, c. 1820'.
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1978,1002.590
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: HG.590 (masterlist number)