Lot 261

IONA - A SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL ENAMEL SET ANNULAR BROOCH
ALEXANDER RITCHIE





Auction: Day Two | Thursday 20 August from 10am | Lots 199 - 555
Description
Marked AR IONA, with turquoise enamel set hemi-spherical lozenges, to fleur-de-lys spacers, the pin with similar fleur-de-lys terminal; together with another enamel set brooch, marked AR, IONA, embossed AER IONA, with geometric enamel motifs (2)
Dimensions
5.2cm 5.7cm diameter, 36g (combined)
Footnote
Literature: E. Mairi MacArthur Iona Celtic Art: The Work of Alexander and Euphemia Ritchie, Iona 2003, p. 40, plate 8 where a similar brooch of the same date is illustrated in blue enamel




