Royal interest: A French gold, enamel and pearl brooch, circa 1853

Royal interest: A French gold, enamel and pearl brooch, circa 1853, presented by Queen Marie-Amélie, wife of King Louis-Philippe, to the Irish novelist Mrs Samuel Carter Hall, the lozenge-shaped brooch of Renaissance revival design, composed of a continuous interlaced blue enamelled ribbon, centred with a single silver pearl, with rose-cut diamond highlights, the reverse engraved with inscription: ‘Amélie Reine des Français à Madame S. C. Hall, 1853’, (pearl untested), length 48mm. £4,000-£6,000.

Estimate:£4,000

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