Lot 106
A GOLD AND PEARL MOUNTED REPRODUCTION 'LONDESBOROUGH' BROOCH
JAMES RAMSAY OF DUNDEE (POSSIBLY)
Scottish Silver & Applied Arts
Auction: 17 August 2016 from 12:00 BST
£875
Description
maker's mark JR only, the penannular style brooch with Celtic knot and interlace work, set with nine collet set pearls, with hinge pin and C scroll clasp
Dimensions
5.5cm wide (at widest point)
Footnote
Literature:
Young, Susan (edit.) 'The Work of Angels', page 93, colour plate 79, for an illustration of the original archaeological find.
Note:
Although the original find location for the Londesborough brooch is unknown, it was originally in the collection of Lord Londesborough, who was actively collecting classical, medieval and Renaissance items from the 1850's. It is now housed in the British Museum and is considered among the most important brooches of its type known.