Lot 265

IONA - A SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL PLAID BROOCH
ALEXANDER & EUPHEMIA RITCHIE STYLE, WITH LATER MARKS MHIANN ARTS, EDINBURGH 2001








Auction: Day Two | Thursday 20 August from 10am | Lots 199 - 555
Description
Of annular form, foliate and Celtic knotwork design; together with another two similar, the first of plaited design, stamped A.E.R.IONA to reverse, the second, marked for Iona Celtic Arts, Birmingham 1936, with Celtic knotwork and boss designs (3)
Dimensions
5.5cm diameter, 68g (combined)
Footnote
Literature: A similarly early Ritchie plaid brooch of matching pattern features on the front cover of the publication ‘Iona Celtic Art’, by Mairi MacArthur







