Dreweatts 1759
Lot 208
AN ANTIQUE AND LATER TOPAZ AND ENAMEL FLORAL SPRAY BROOCH The flowerhead with oval cut topaz with pink foiled backs, with green enamelled leaves, to a leaf spray with a fringe of graduated pink foil backed topaz drop buds suspended from green enamelled trumpet shaped leaf sections, the later brooch clasp stamped 14K Size/dimensions: 9.1cm long Gross weight: 40.5 grams Provenance: Private Collection Condition Report: The topaz sections are the oldest parts of the brooch, mid 19th century, possibly been converted from a necklace, they have scuffs and scratches to the backs of the settings, the scrapes testing as silver, with gilding worn, the pink foiling's behind the stones have some perishing as commensurate with age, the stones themselves are pale, some nicks and small chips to some of the stones. The green enamelled sections are later, probably mid 20th century, there are some small chips to the enamel, and the one leaf at the top has damage to the folded section noticeable losses, one of the enamelled leaves has been totally re-enamelled and chipped, and another has a fracture to the enamel and a small patch of re-enamelling, the brooch fitting is fairly modern, it is stamped 14k.Condition Report Disclaimer