Lot 267
IONA - A COLLECTION OF SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL BROOCHES
ALEXANDER RITCHIE
Auction: Day Two | Thursday 20 August from 10am | Lots 199 - 555
Description
Comprising an oval pierced nautical brooch; a Celtic beast bar brooch and a foliate bar brooch, all stamped A.R. IONA, Iona Celtic Arts, Birmingham hallmarks; together with a targe brooch stamped AR, Glasgow 1927, with various bosses throughout (4)
Dimensions
6cm long (foliate bar brooch), 24g (combined)
Footnote
Literature: MacArthur, Mhairi E 'Iona Celtic Art: The Work of Alexander and Euphemia Ritchie', Iona 2003, p.39, for the bird's head brooch